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catch rope en · NOUN
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of catch-rope.
As the recruits began to stand against the corral fence, Jericho began his lesson of the catch rope.
2016, David W. Bailey, Jericho James: Happy, Go Lucky:I was always dragging a catch rope or wearing a pair of spurs or a hat that was two sizes too big and never wore anything but boots.
2005, Merle Roehr, A Cowboy's Thoughts: Looking Back, page 103:After a moment Howard released the pressure on the catch rope and slowly approached Charlie while re-coiling the slack, jerking the rope with each forward step and coil, thereby putting the sting to the throat of the dun, causing Charlie to throw his head up and down while holding his nose high.
2013, Robert Lockridge, White Ash: The Story of Joaquin:
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