From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlariatlar‧i‧at /ˈlæriət/ noun [countable] American EnglishPMW a lasso
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lariat• The vice president grabbed Cyrus's long microphone cord and and began whipping it around like a lariat.Origin lariat (1800-1900) American Spanish la reata “the lasso”, from Spanish reatar “to tie again” 