riata

Example Sentences

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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

I prefer the Mexican grass rope with a brass honda to the rawhide riata, because I am used to it.

From Camp and Trail by White, Stewart Edward

At the time of the war with the French of Maximilian the riata was sometimes employed by the Mexican soldiers with deadly effect in foraging or scouting parties.

From Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development by Hume, Martin

And Collie disentangled his legs from an amazing contortion of the riata and tried76 to whirl the loop as he had seen the cowmen whirl it.

From Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail by Fischer, Anton Otto

The skill shown by cattlemen in throwing the riata or lasso often approaches the marvelous.

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