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latigo

[lat-i-goh]

noun

plural

latigos, latigoes 
  1. a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of latigo1

1870–75, < Spanish látigo whip, cinch strap, perhaps < Gothic *laittug; compare Old English lāttēh leading rein, equivalent to lād- lead 1 + tēh, tēah tie
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Example Sentences

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Los Angeles-area companies that received the most money in the first quarter include Torrance-based defense company Epirus with $250 million; and Thousand Oaks-based Latigo Biotherapeutics, which received $150 million, according to CB Insights.

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Latigo Biotherapeutics develops non-opioid pain treatments, while Epirus makes technology that helps defend against attacks from drone swarms.

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A mudslide Wednesday morning closed a stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, from Corral Canyon and Latigo Canyon roads.

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Made Solid’s colorful assortment of antique African trade beads, sewn onto a cognac latigo leather strap, is just the thing for the person with everything.

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“During Earth Day, the president said we have got to get off oil, and at the same time he’s begging us for two million additional barrels to send to Europe,” said Kirk Edwards, chief executive of Latigo Petroleum, a West Texas producer.

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