reata

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A reata was coiled at his saddle, and two big Colts swung from a beaded Indian belt.

From Kid Wolf of Texas by Powers, Paul S. (Paul Sylvester)

Then he followed the path he had galloped with the reata around his body, and came to the road where he had met the Don and tried to strike him.

From The Squatter and the Don by Loyal, C.

In South America a ring fixed to the surcingle is used; while in Guatemala and Costa Rica the reata is tied to the end of the horse's tail!

From Ranching, Sport and Travel by Carson, Thomas

A horse-rope, or a lazo, is called in Spanish reata; and, by absorbing the article, la reata is made into lariat, just as such words as alligator, alcove, and pyramid were formed.

From Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern by Tylor, Edward Burnett

He was still whirling as if from absent-minded habit the loop of his reata.

From A Man Four-Square by Raine, William MacLeod