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plural lariats
A lasso. quotations examples
Not so circumscribed in expedient for the reduction of surplus wealth were those lairds of the lariat who had womenfolk to their name.
Around 1900, O Henry, A Call Loan
A tether. examples
(wrestling) An attack where the wrestler runs towards an opponent, wraps his arm around their upper chest and neck and then forces them to the ground. examples
third-person singular simple present lariats, present participle lariating, simple past and past participle lariated
(transitive) To lasso. quotations examples
Here they dismounted, lariated their horses, in order that they might enjoy the long, green grass growing near the banks of the brook; and bathing their faces in the cool, sparkling water, they partook sparingly of their provisions.
1880, Ballou's Monthly Magazine, volume 52, page 84