noosed

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nuːst/
• Rhymes: -uːst

Verb

noosed

1. simple past and past participle of noose

Adjective

noosed (not comparable)

1. (of rope) having a noose
   • 1898, Edward Morris, A Dictionary of Austral English‎:

     Plate p. 286--A Poto Roo or Kangaroo-Rat. Plate p. 288--Hepoona Roo. Rope, v. tr. to catch a horse or bullock with a noosed rope.

   • 1903, Herbert Hayens, At the Point of the Sword‎:

     In one hand he carried a lantern, in the other a noosed rope, and he felt his way carefully.

   • 1906, Van Tassel Sutphen, The Doomsman‎:

     Having strung a length of noosed cord to a light pole, Constans threw himself flat along the string-piece of the pier and began angling for the prize.

Anagrams

• nodose, nosode, odeons