lasso
/ˈlæs.oʊ/ sustantivo C2En español: lazo
- A long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses. · He managed to catch the runaway bull with a lasso.· She threw the lasso skillfully around the post.
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“Ali,” observed his master, as the Nubian entered the chamber, “you have frequently explained to me how more than commonly skilful you are in throwing the lasso, have you not?”
With your lasso you could stop an ox?”
Ali sprung forwards, imitating the action of one throwing the lasso, then of a strangled lion.
Ali suddenly cast aside his chibouque, drew the lasso from his pocket, threw it so skilfully as to catch the forelegs of the near horse in its triple fold, and suffered himself to be dragged on for a few steps by the violence of the shock, then the animal fell over on the pole, which snapped, and therefore prevented the other horse from pursuing its way.
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