reata

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He looked down to his breast surprised, and there the coil of a reata held him in an iron grip, and he could not move.

From The Squatter and the Don by Loyal, C.

Morgan knew by the feel of it against his neck that it was a platted rawhide, such as the Mexicans term reata.

From Trail's End by Ogden, George W. (George Washington)

It will be painful for Mrs. Darrell to see you as you are, and then you ought to have that reata off now, quickly.

From The Squatter and the Don by Loyal, C.

Gabriel immediately gathering the reata quickly in successive loops, all of which he hung on the pommel of his saddle, came to Darrell's side.

From The Squatter and the Don by Loyal, C.

When the man who had been sent for the reata returned, the rustlers set out after the prisoner and found they were five minutes too late.

From When the West Was Young by Bechdolt, Frederick R. (Frederick Ritchie)