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riata

[ree-ah-tuh, -at-uh] / riˈɑ tə, -ˈæt ə /
NOUN
lariat
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So Williams plans to stop calling a rope a rawhide riata and not use words like hackamore, tapaderas and cinch ring.

From Time Magazine Archive

Relieved of your weight, and loosened by the tide, he got his foot over the riata, and Charley and I pulled him out.

From Gabriel Conroy by Harte, Bert

"Now, as to throwing it: "The riata, say, is hanging from the horn of the saddle—not tied, but ready for use.

From The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring by Ellis, Edward Sylvester

Parenthetically: do not become over-enthusiastic and boil your riata, or you will make it aggravatingly kinky.

From Camp and Trail by White, Stewart Edward

As she spoke, she began uncoiling the rawhide riata which was tied to her saddle.

From 'Me--Smith' by Hoskins, Gayle Porter