lariat
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- n a long noosed rope used to catch animals
- Even as the calf scrambled to its feet, bawling with fear and pain, the lariat of Bob Kleberg or a vaquero had already tripped another calf to be branded.
- On his seventh "go-round," Glen lost precious seconds when he got off to a slow start, had to chase his calf halfway across the arena before he got within lariat range.
- With each story swapped, every joke told, the cadets test the strength of their long gray line, that celebrated bond that is both lariat and lifeline, roping them into war and .