lasso
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lasso /ləˈsuː, ˈlasəʊ/
▶noun (pl. lassos or lassoes) a rope with a noose at one end, used especially in North America for catching cattle. ▶verb (lassoes, lassoing, lassoed) catch with a lasso.
– derivatives
lassoer noun.
lassoer noun.
– origin C18: representing an Amer. Sp. pronunc. of Sp. lazo, based on L. laqueus ‘noose’.
'lasso' also found in these Oxford entries:
