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lassoer
[
las
-oh
,
la-
soo
]
Origin
las·so
/
ˈlæs
oʊ
,
læˈsu
/
Show Spelled
[
las
-oh
,
la-
soo
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
-sos,
-soes,
verb,
-soed,
-so·ing.
noun
1.
a long rope or
line
of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
verb (used with object)
2.
to catch with or as with a lasso.
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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Origin:
1760–70;
<
Spanish
lazo
<
Latin
laqueus
noose, bond;
see
lace
Related forms
las·so·er,
noun
un·las·soed,
adjective
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lasso
(læˈsuː, ˈlæsəʊ)
—
n
,
pl
-sos
,
-soes
1.
a long rope or thong with a running noose at one end, used (esp in America) for roping horses, cattle, etc; lariat
—
vb
,
-sos
,
-soes
,
-sos
,
-soes
,
-soing
,
-soed
2.
(
tr
) to catch with or as if with a lasso
[C19: from Spanish
lazo,
ultimately from Latin
laqueus
noose]
las'soer
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
lasso
1807 (v.); 1808 (n.), Amer.Eng., from Sp. lazo, from L. laqueum (nom. laqueus) "noose, snare" (see
lace
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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