hooley-ann

noun

hoo·​ley-ann

¦hülē¦an

variants or less commonly hoolian

",

(ˈ)hül¦yan

plural -s

West

: a throw with a lariat in which the loop is well spread and settles from above on its objective

Word History

Etymology

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