riata

American  

[ree-ah-tuh, -at-uh] / riˈɑ tə, -ˈæt ə /

Or reata

noun

1. a lariat.

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Etymology

Origin of riata

1840–50, < Spanish reata, derivative of reatar to tie again, equivalent to re- re- + atar < Latin aptāre to fit

Example Sentences

So Williams plans to stop calling a rope a rawhide riata and not use words like hackamore, tapaderas and cinch ring.

From Time Magazine Archive

Another cowpuncher dropped the loop of his lariat on the ground, gave it a little upward twist as the calf passed over it, jerked taut the riata, and caught the animal by the hind leg.

From The Big-Town Round-Up by Raine, William MacLeod

Dick jingled his spurs and swung his riata, Jovita bounded forward, and in another moment they swept into Tuttleville, and drew up before the wooden piazza of "The Hotel of All Nations."

From Christmas Its Origin, Celebration and Significance as Related in Prose and Verse by Schauffler, Robert Haven

By shoving the riata under the colt's belly with a forked stick, and fishing the loose end up on the other side, he managed to get a loop round the animal's hind quarters.

From Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail by Fischer, Anton Otto

One draws his revolver—if his circumstances permit him the possession of so expensive a weapon, and they are generally carried—whilst the other lays hand to his riata.

From Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development by Hume, Martin