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dally

/ˈdæli/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
  2. To caress, especially of a sexual nature; to fondle or pet
  3. To delay unnecessarily; to while away.
  4. Several wraps of rope around the saddle horn, used to stop animals in roping.
  5. To wind the lasso rope (ie throw-rope) around the saddle horn (the saddle horn is attached to the pommel of a western style saddle) after the roping of an animal

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