noun
Houlihan
noun
1
A lasso throw used in rodeo and roping in which the loop is cast with a downward, sweeping motion.
"The cowboy dropped a clean houlihan over the calf's head."
How to Use Houlihan
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA rodeo term for a specific style of lasso throw.
When to use it
Specialist rodeo/roping vocabulary.
Word Forms
Houlihans plural, houlihans plural
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Etymology
From the Irish surname Houlihan (Ó hUallacháin), applied to this particular roping technique.