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Reata

Reata \Re*a"ta\ (r[asl]*[aum]"t[.a]), n. [Sp.] A lariat.

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reata

n. A lariat or lasso.

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reata

n. a long noosed rope used to catch animals [syn: lasso, lariat, riata]

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Reata

Usage examples of "reata".

Then he moved over to a vent pipe and fastened one end of the reata snuggly to the rusty iron.

Longarm took a deep breath, got as good a hold as he could on the glass with one hand, and backed off the roof holding on to the reata with the other.

He entered the corral, the reata dangling loosely from his right hand.

The horses began to mill about with agitation, and Longarm saw the reata snake out to catch a tall buckskin gelding.

In the Spanish country it was called reata and even today is sometimes seen in the Southwest made of rawhide.

Chaps from chaparejos, lariat from la reata, sombrero, mesquite, latigo, tapadero, bandanna, buckaroo from vaquero, corral, rodeo, remuda, ranch from rancho.