Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lariat"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lariat \Lar"i*at\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lariated}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Lariating}.]
To secure with a lariat fastened to a stake, as a horse or
mule for grazing; also, to lasso or catch with a lariat.
[Western U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lariat \Lar"i*at\, n. [Sp. la reata the rope; la the + reata
rope. Cf. {Reata}.]
A long, slender rope made of hemp or strips of hide, esp. one
with a noose; -- used as a lasso for catching cattle, horses,
etc., and for picketing a horse so that he can graze without
wandering. [Mexico & Western U.S.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lariat
n : a long noosed rope used to catch animals [syn: {lasso}, {riata},
{reata}]
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