honda

American  

[hon-duh] / ˈhɒn də /

noun

1. an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of honda

1885–90, < Spanish: sling < Latin funda, perhaps akin to Greek sphendónē

Example Sentences

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honda

In Europe a Financial Times report comparing cars on the basis of pollutants found a quantum leap of cleanliness from the euro high mileage cars to the honda and toyota hybrids.

From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2010

He was studying the honda, also of rawhide, pressed flat when soaked and riveted in shape, a plaited button on the end of the lariat proper to keep it from slipping through the hole.

From The She Boss A Western Story by Hankins, Arthur Preston

They tie their own honda, which should be a small fixed loop with space enough for the rope to pass freely.

From Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)

Those bought at stores have a metal knot or honda through which the slipnoose runs; but cowboys and Boy Scouts do not need this.

From Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)

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