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lariat

lar.i.at \'lar-e--*t, 'ler-\ n [AmerSp la reata the lasso, fr. Sp la the 
   (fem. of el, fr. L]ille that; akin to L uls beyond) + AmerSp reata lasso, 
   fr. Sp reatar to tie again, fr. re- + atar to tie, fr. L aptare to fit, - 
   more at ALL, ADAPT : a long light rope of hemp or leather used with a 
   running noose to catch  livestock or with or without the noose to picket 
   grazing animals : LASSO