latigo
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latigo
(ˈlætɪˌɡəʊ)n, pl -gos or -goes
(Horse Training, Riding & Manège) US and Canadian a strap on a horse's saddle used to tighten a cinch that keeps it in position
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lat•i•go
(ˈlæt ɪˌgoʊ)n., pl. -gos, -goes.
n.
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
[1870–75, Amer.; < Sp látigo whip, cinch strap]
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