latigo
noun
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
latigos
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pluralof latigo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He had her horse saddled, and was giving a final pull at the latigos when she came out in her riding clothes.
From Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters by Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert) Rowe
Buy a number of extra latigos, or cinch-straps.
From The Mountains by Stewart Edward White
Then, after looking carefully to stirrup leathers, cinch and latigos, he went on to the corrals, the heavy saddle under his arm.
From When A Man's A Man by Harold Bell Wright
The hold on the stirrups and latigos helped a lot.
From Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin
And because he had to count upon possibilities far ahead he drew Ramon's saddle to him and cut the stirrup-leathers, cinchas, and latigos.
From Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life by Henry Herbert Knibbs
