reata
Cowboy's throwing loop
A reata is a lasso—a long rope with a running noose, used for catching livestock.
The word comes from Spanish and appears mainly in writing about the American Southwest and Mexico: He swung the reata over his head and roped the calf.
Also spelled riata.
Hispanic cattle driver
- buckarooWestern cattle herder
- wranglerLivestock handler on ranches
- cowboyMounted cattle herder
- droverOne who moves livestock
corral · cattle · herding · roundup · branding · roping · mustang · stockman
Curve closing on itself
- throwPropel by arm motion
- twirlRotate rapidly, often playfully
- coilWound circular arrangement
- dallyLoiter without purpose
lassoing · cinch · knot · spinning · rope · catch · toss · swing
vaquero
Hispanic cattle driver
drover · corral · cattle · herding · roundup · branding · roping · mustang · stockman · chaps
loop
Curve closing on itself
dally · lassoing · cinch · knot · spinning · rope · catch · toss · swing · flick
snare
Device for catching prey
tether · bind · loop · throw · wrangle · subdue · hogtie · immobilize · rope · lash
rawhide
Untanned animal skin
fibers · strand · cordage · twine · horsehair · twisted · handmade · cured · tanned · pliable