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Date: 1700-1800
Language: Spanish
Origin: Latin laqueus; LACE1

lasso

1 noun
     
Related topics: Agriculture
las‧so1 plural lassos or lassoes [countable]
TA a rope with one end tied in a circle, used to catch cattle and horses, especially in the western US
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