The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn for January 03, 2014
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January 04, 2014
Transcript:
Man 1: I'm the new guy. Mr. Lancaster said you could show me the ropes. Man 2: Over 'der. Lou's lariat factory was a confusing place for unfamiliar employees.
Apropos of nothing, really … we got the term “lariat” from the Spanish “la riata”, along with “lasso”, from “lazo”, as in “lasso that cow”. Our cowboys anglicized a number of Spanish words, like “vamoose” from “vamos”, and “hoosegow” (jail) from “juzgado” (court), along with many more.