calf roping

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noun

a timed rodeo event in which a mounted rider chases and lassos a calf, dismounts, and throws the calf to the ground, tying three of the animal's legs with a short length of rope.

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Origin of calf roping

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Words nearby calf roping

Calexico, calf, calf bone, calf diphtheria, calf love, calf roping, calf's-foot jelly, calfskin, calf's tongue, Calgary, Calgary redeye

How to use calf roping in a sentence

The dimmed lights and sizeable golden calf on the center of the conference table should tip you off.
‘Persecuted’ Is the Christian Right’s Paranoid Wet Dream|Candida Moss|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Independence may well be the modern day Golden Calf to which far too many of us bow down and worship.
When Did ‘Dependence’ Become a Dirty Word?|Gene Robinson|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Good, number 15 – she and her calf are still in the same place,” he said.
Borana Joins the Fight to Save Kenya’s Rhinos…and Wants You to Help Too|Joanna Eede|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At her side was her calf, which turned and squinted at us through baby eyes.
Borana Joins the Fight to Save Kenya’s Rhinos…and Wants You to Help Too|Joanna Eede|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The modest calf-length skirts and dresses could be tailor made for Kate Middleton.
Emilia Wickstead and Manolo Blahnik: #LFW Day 3|Tom Sykes|September 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A small book, bound in full purple calf, lay half hidden in a nest of fine tissue paper on the dressing-table.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
The calf and the bear shall feed: their young ones shall rest together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
When he assails a calf, the cow will rush upon him, and one toss from her horns is sufficient to kill him.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
New milker with a calf still beside her—purty as a picture, the pair of 'em, and dirt cheap.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
Looks like good stock, that calf does; 's if 't might make a nice steer, but 'twon't never be a cow to give milk.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond