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
"Don't move, but keep your grip on the riata!"
From Gabriel Conroy by Bert Harte
When the riata is resurrected it should again be left for a time stretched over a block, with a weight to hold it taut.
From The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring by Edward Sylvester Ellis
The first thing about this business," said Mr. Ohnimus, "is to have a perfect riata.
From The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring by Edward Sylvester Ellis
Another cowpuncher dropped the loop of his lariat on the ground, gave it a little upward twist as the calf passed over it, jerked taut the riata, and caught the animal by the hind leg.
From The Big-Town Round-Up by William MacLeod Raine
