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  2. List of knots - Wikipedia

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    Lariat loop a.k.a. honda knot – loop knot commonly used in a lasso; Lark's foot (Lark's head, cow hitch) used to attach a rope to an object; Lapp knot; Left-hand bowline (cowboy bowline) – variation of the bowline loop knot; Ligature knot a.k.a. surgeon's knot – simple modification to the reef knot that adds an extra twist when tying the ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Lariat (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    A lariat is a rope in the form of a lasso. Lariat may also refer to: A rope necklace long enough to loop several times around the neck; Lariat chain, a science demonstration; A genetic structure in RNA splicing; A professional wrestling attack, a move; A trim package for the Ford F-Series; The trade name for Alachlor, a herbicide

  5. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.

  6. Poet laureate - Wikipedia

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    A depiction of Torquato Tasso from a German encyclopedia, 1905. Note the laurel crown.. A poet laureate (plural: poets laureate) [1] [2] [3] is a poet officially appointed by a government or conferring institution, typically expected to compose poems for special events and occasions.

  7. Crossword - Wikipedia

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    An American-style 15×15 crossword grid layout. A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one ...

  8. Honda knot - Wikipedia

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    To tie a lariat loop: first tie an overhand knot, then pinch it so that the running end slides freely back and forth. Pass the rope end through just that "free-sliding" loop, and tighten. The photograph at right displays a lariat loop, with an additional overhand knot acting as a stopper knot because the lariat loop can slip by way of the rope ...

  9. Lon Chaney - Wikipedia

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    Chaney with his personal makeup kit in 1925 Chaney as Erik, the Phantom of the Opera. Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American actor and makeup artist.