riata

• Half an hour later at The Star of India, we ordered Chicken Tikka and Lamb Jalfrezi, Aloo Gobi, pilau, riata, and paratha, hot food to warm our frozen hearts. —  EQMM, July 2005
• But he could no longer protect himself from attacks from behind, and the riata was finally passed around his body, pinioning his arms to his sides. —  The Octopus : A story of California
• At the time of the war with the French of Maximilian the riata was sometimes employed by the Mexican soldiers with deadly effect in foraging or scouting parties. —  Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development
• I was on my pins in a jiffy, snapped the noose over the deer's hind legs, tangled him up anyhow in the rest of the riata, and snubbed him to the nearest tree. —  Red Saunders' Pets and Other Critters
• A rawhide riata was wound and looped about him in a few scientific turns and he was left reclining against the rock, conquered yet inwardly raging, while Wing stole in to Drummond's rude couch, slipped the field-glass from its case, then, with a longing look into the darker depths beyond, and a moment's hesitation, he stepped to the projecting rock that seemed to divide the cave into two apartments and called in lower tone, "Miss Harvey Here, Mr. Wing. What is wanted And at the instant, prompt, alert, even smiling, Fanny Harvey appeared before him. —  Foes in Ambush

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