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Definition of Riatas
1. riata [n] - See also: riata
Lexicographical Neighbors of Riatas
Literary usage of Riatas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The United States Democratic Review by Conrad Swackhamer (1849)
"The vaqueros thon entered on horseback—for who should outer in on foot would be
instantly gored to death—and, swinging their whizzing riatas, entangled such ..."
2. A California Pilgrimage: By One of the Pilgrims by Amelia Woodward Truesdell (1884)
"... Savage bullocks with their wide horns, plowed the trembling earth in vain;
For the hissing keen riatas ' level circles small or great, Seized upon the ..."
3. A California Pilgrimage: By One of the Pilgrims by Amelia Woodward Truesdell (1884)
"Gone the wild herds from the mountains; ride forth few vaqueros now; Hang the
braided lithe riatas useless on the saddle-bow; For the droves in paltry ..."
4. A California Pilgrimage: By One of the Pilgrims by Amelia Woodward Truesdell (1884)
"Gone the wild herds from the mountains; ride forth few vaqueros now; Hang the
braided lithe riatas useless on the saddle-bow; For the droves in paltry ..."
5. Happy Days in Southern California by Frederick Hastings Rindge (1898)
"Meanwhile other riatas have been flying for their prey. ... The winged riatas
cut the air, and stirring shouts of "Vivo ! " " Vivo! ..."
6. The Pass by Stewart Edward White (1906)
"To either end of this we attached our riatas. The tree had grown almost at the
head of the shale slide. We rolled and dragged and checked and snubbed it ..."
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