Definition of "reata" [‖Re•a•ta]

• Variant of riata. (noun)

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• "In the Spanish country it was called reata and even today is sometimes seen in the Southwest made of rawhide."
• "This task is called floreo de reata or ‘making flowers.’"
• "The reata in those days was nearly always made of plaited raw hide, and often made by the boys themselves, though a good reata required a long time to complete and peculiar skill in the making of it."