latigo


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

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]