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  2. Rope - Wikipedia

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    Rope may be constructed of any long, stringy, fibrous material (e.g., rattan, a natural material), but generally is constructed of certain natural or synthetic fibres. [1] [2] [3] Synthetic fibre ropes are significantly stronger than their natural fibre counterparts, they have a higher tensile strength, they are more resistant to rotting than ropes created from natural fibres, and they can be ...

  3. Trick roping - Wikipedia

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    Trick roping was introduced to the United States by Mexican charro Vicente Oropeza while working for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in the 1890's and was declared “Champion of the World” in 1900. [1] [2] [3] The well-established repertoire of tricks can be divided into three fundamental categories: "flat loop", "vertical loop", and ...

  4. Team roping - Wikipedia

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    Rope - made of synthetic fibers, used to rope the steer, there are two kinds of ropes, one for the header (the person who ropes the head) and one for the heeler (the person who ropes the legs). The header's rope is usually 30 to 32 feet in length and is a lot softer (softer means the rope has more elasticity and flexibility).

  5. The Ropes - Wikipedia

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    The Ropes toured throughout the US and UK, opening for acts such as Crocodiles, [16] Innerpartysystem, [17] The Bravery, [18] Chapel Club [19] and Sunday Girl. [19] The band's second and final LP as the Ropes was Post-Entertainment, released in February 2013. In an IndieRay interview, the duo explained the title: "Post-entertainment is an ...

  6. Lasso - Wikipedia

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    A loose bull is lassoed by a pickup rider during a rodeo in Salinas west of Fresno, California [relevant?], July 2006 A lasso or lazo (/ ˈ l æ s oʊ / or / l æ ˈ s uː /), also called reata or la reata in Mexico, [1] [2] and in the United States riata or lariat [3] (from Mexican Spanish lasso for roping cattle), [4] is a loop of rope designed as a restraint to be thrown around a target and ...

  7. Nautical cable - Wikipedia

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    The three ropes are so tightly wound counter to the weave of the constituent ropes that the fibers are compressed and the individual weaves stressed, sealing out the water and resulting in a length of about 180 metres (100 fathoms), the UK traditional definition of cable length. Using a cable, the raising of the anchor, or any activity ...

  8. Eagles answer Mahomes magic with 6 sacks, 3 turnovers of KC ...

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    There was a three-play sequence in the second quarter of the Super Bowl on Sunday night that not only summarized the way things went for Patrick Mahomes but also the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs.

  9. Lestovka - Wikipedia

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    Lestovka with the names of the Apostles the work of the master Jelisaveta Gornitskaya. Lestovka (Russian: лeстовка) is a special type of prayer rope made of leather, once in general use in old Russia, and is still used by Russian Old Believers today, such as the Russian Orthodox Christians and Russian Orthodox Oldritualist Church, Pomorian Old-Orthodox Church and Edinoverians, whether ...