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honda

American  
[hon-duh] / ˈhɒn də /

noun

  1. an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.


Etymology

Origin of honda

1885–90, < Spanish: sling < Latin funda, perhaps akin to Greek sphendónē

Example Sentences

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Aston Martin are at the beginning of their new works partnership with Honda, so maybe a few teething problems were to be expected.

From BBC

Postal Service, then loads them into her Honda Fit for the short trip to the post office.

From The Wall Street Journal

Audi, Ferrari, Red Bull and Honda had been pushing for a change in the regulation governing compression ratios on the basis they believed Mercedes had secured an advantage through clever use of materials technology.

From BBC

Audi and Ford both entered F1 because they were attracted by the new power-unit rules, which introduce a near 50-50 split between internal combustion and electrical power, and Honda reversed a decision to quit.

From BBC

Once, at a sleepover, I played so much “Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!” on my friend’s Nintendo that, when my father picked me up the next morning, I told him that he looked like Piston Honda, the cartoon champion of the game’s Minor Circuit—the guy you can sucker-punch when he wiggles his eyebrows.

From The Wall Street Journal