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riatas

riatas is the plural of riata.

Meaning of riata

Noun

riata (plural riatas)

  1. (US, regional) A lariat or lasso.
    • “You double-crossing devil,” the young man growled. “[…] Hereafter you'll trot ahead of me at the end of a riata, while I keep you on the jump with a four-horse whip. Right now you're scattering my dunnage from hell to breakfast, […]”1920, Peter B. Kyne, chapter I, in The Understanding Heart

Questions about riatas

What is riatas the plural of?
Riatas is the plural of riata.

Words near riatas in the dictionary

  1. riantly
  2. rias
  3. Riases
  4. riat
  5. riata
  6. riatas
  7. riats
  8. Riau
  9. Riau Islands
  10. Riaz
  11. Riazan

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