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lariat

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++lar·i·at /ˈlæriət/ noun [countable]  American EnglishPMW a lasso 套索
Examples from the Corpus
lariatThe vice president grabbed Cyrus's long microphone cord and and began whipping it around like a lariat.
Origin lariat (1800-1900) American Spanish la reata the lasso, from Spanish reatar to tie again
lar·i·at nounChineseSyllable
Corpus a lasso


lariat
lariat /ˈlæriət/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: American Spanish
 Origin: la reata 'the lasso', from Spanish reatar 'to tie again'
American English a lasso