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lacs.

a noose used for catching

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/la//lɑ//lak/
  1. a noose used for catching snare

    archaic · invariable · masculine
  2. a noose used for catching lasso

    archaic · invariable · masculine
  3. ruse, trap, ploy

    figuratively · invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French lacs, respelling (after related lacer, lacet) of older laz, las, from Old French laz, las, lais, lace, from Latin laqueus. Cognate with Old Occitan latz, Spanish lazo, whence the doublet lasso.

noun/lak/
  1. plural of lac

    form-of · masculine · plural
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