latigo

American  

[lat-i-goh] / ˈlæt ɪˌgoʊ /

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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Etymology

Origin of latigo

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

Example Sentences

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.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023

He was lacing the latigo through the cinch rings when there was a small stir behind him.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

A certain stiffness was in his walk when he led Coaley inside and turned a stirrup up over the saddle horn, his gloved fingers dropping to the latigo.

From Rim o' the World by Fischer, Anton Otto

Fasten your latigo or cinch straps to the lower ring.

From Camp and Trail by White, Stewart Edward

With his free hand, Bud must now slip the latigo strap through the cinch-ring.

From The Round-Up A romance of Arizona novelized from Edmund Day's melodrama by Day, Edmund