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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.


Etymology

Origin of honda

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


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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

As it sails, the honda knot swings to the front and acts as a weight to open the noose wide.

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

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 Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin

In hunting and in battle, they use both the noose and the honda.

From The People That Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs

I once used a linen rope with weighted honda that was soft and threw well.

From Camp and Trail by Stewart Edward White

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