noun
- long ropes with a running noose at one end, used especially by cowboys for catching cattle or horses
Usage: plural of lariat
Examples
- The cowboys practiced throwing their lariats at fence posts.
- She collected vintage lariats from old Western ranches.
- The rodeo performers twirled their lariats overhead before casting them.
- Several lariats hung from hooks in the barn.
- The ranch hands kept their lariats coiled and ready for use.
- Museum visitors admired the display of authentic cowboy lariats.