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riata

 [ree-ah-tuh, -at-uh]  

ri·a·ta

   [ree-ah-tuh, -at-uh]
noun
a lariat.
Also, reata.

Origin:
1840–50, Americanism; < Spanish reata, derivative of reatar to tie again, equivalent to re- re- + atar < Latin aptāre to fit
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riata

noun
a long noosed rope used to catch animals [syn: lasso] 
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