riata
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So Williams plans to stop calling a rope a rawhide riata and not use words like hackamore, tapaderas and cinch ring.
From Time Magazine Archive
He felt himself beyond all human aid, And trusted to the saints—and, for that matter, To some weak spot in Felipe's riata.
From In the Saddle A Collection of Poems on Horseback-Riding by Various
And 274 after Pete got scrambled by a riata, and a few more things of that kind happened, I stopped worrying any more than was necessary.
From The Readjustment by Will Irwin
Relieved of your weight, and loosened by the tide, he got his foot over the riata, and Charley and I pulled him out.
From Gabriel Conroy by Bert Harte
As she spoke, she began uncoiling the rawhide riata which was tied to her saddle.
From 'Me--Smith' by Gayle Porter Hoskins
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