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latigo
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lat
-i-goh
]
lat·i·go
/
ˈlæt
ɪˌgoʊ
/
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lat
-i-goh
]
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noun,
plural
-gos,
-goes.
noun
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
Origin:
1870–75,
Americanism
;
<
Spanish
látigo
whip, cinch strap, perhaps <
Gothic
*laittug;
compare
Old English
lāttēh
leading rein, equivalent to
lād-
lead
1
+
tēh, tēah
tie
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