team roping
noun
A rodeo event in which horseback riders compete in pairs to rope the horns and legs of a steer in the fastest possible time: this kid from Pittsburgh became such a Texas cowboy that he even bought a horse for team roping [as modifier]: he focused on rodeo timed events, winning eight calf-roping titles and a couple of team-roping championships...
- A long-time competitor in team roping, Laye also won top wild-cow milking honors at the 1997 Stampede.
- An invitation came from our friend Cliff, who invited us to a team-roping competition.
- We talked for the next hour as he gave me tips on shooting everything from English riding to team roping.
Derivatives
team roper
- The team roper clinched his world title at the finals in Las Vegas.
- He's vice president of sales and marketing and an avid team roper.
- This week's Hall of Famer is team roper and all-around cowboy Leo Camarillo, a part of the Hall of Fame's inaugural class of 1979.