| 单词 | roper |
| 例句 | Even though Roosevelt wasn’t a crack shot, the best roper, or the best horseback rider, he had something else that the cowboys valued even more. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z The steer had to stay down for ten seconds before the roper’s time could be recorded. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z These were specially favoured by millers, smiths, ropers, and cartwrights, and others of that sort; for even when they had holes to live in, Hobbits had long been accustomed to build sheds and workshops. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Former standouts and other working ropers end up here, competing in earnest for local and tourist crowds at 8 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays from Memorial Day through Labor Day with finals in September. Where to go in Wyoming for a postcard-perfect cowboy summer 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z They co-directed “The Roper,” a documentary short about an African-American calf roper in Louisiana who hopes someday to compete in the National Finals Rodeo. Northwest films make a splash at Sundance 2013 2013-01-30T23:39:52Z A combination of hydraulics, pneumatics, gravity and plain old muscle power — sometimes the planks are moved with ropers, as if they were puppets — powers the machine. Retooling the Met Opera’s Problematic ‘Ring’ Machine 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Jones, who died July 7 at age 87, began performing when he was 4 and was billed as “the world’s youngest trick rider and trick roper” in his native Texas. Dickie Jones, child cowboy who voiced Pinocchio in Disney film, dies at 87 Soon he was riding his bike the way a roper rides a horse: in brief bursts of speed that give way to daredevil maneuvers. The Extreme Cyclists of the Navajo Nation 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z On “Cowboys Forever,” he manages to suggest that the spirit of America’s old-time ropers and rustlers is a shared cultural heritage that anyone, and everyone, might safely claim. Garth Brooks: Country Music’s Square, Liberal Dad 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z He asks a Texas steer roper, played by Diaz, to pose as a woman whose grandfather liberated the painting at the end of the second world war. Colin Firth and Cameron Diaz accept Gambit 2011-02-02T14:52:31Z “I was a bull rider, a champion sheep and dairy cow showman, a team roper and calf roper.” He’d love to win acting awards. But it’s social justice that drives this 'former homeschooled cowboy' 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Professional rodeo athletes like Shad Mayfield, a cattle roper who’s ranked among the best in the world, make up a new legion of role models for Black children. Black Californians have long celebrated cowboy culture. We're just catching up 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z At that point, most breakaway ropers step away from the competitive arena. Seeking Opportunity, a Cowgirl Hits the Road 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z “Some of those extras were really good ropers,” his wife said in a phone interview. Johnny Crawford, who became a child star as the son of ‘The Rifleman,’ dies at 75 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z The animals would be collected from traps or by ropers on horseback after being herded using a helicopter, the Rock Springs Rocket-Miner reports. Proposed roundups target 3,500 wild horses in Wyoming 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Hsu said jump roping always felt very niche because with jump ropers so spread out across the country, it’s hard to connect. This Seattle woman is on a pandemic-inspired mission to get everyone to jump rope 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z Lost rodeos are big blows to the 5,000 registered cowboys and cowgirls who compete each year, including bronc riders, steer wrestlers, calf ropers, bull riders and barrel racers. The Summer Without Rodeos 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z While the prize money for breakaway ropers is low, the costs for a cowgirl to compete can be high because they have to haul their horses across the country with them. Seeking Opportunity, a Cowgirl Hits the Road 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z After the ropers were cut, protesters continued to gather near the monument and chant. Protesters try to pull down Confederate monument in Raleigh 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Bumgarner - a right-handed roper - said he’s often recognized at rodeo events, but he’s maintained the alias to keep his profile low. Not his first rodeo: Bumgarner admits to roping under alias 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z But with this year’s new influx of social media jump ropers, Mattson said the community has more organization. This Seattle woman is on a pandemic-inspired mission to get everyone to jump rope 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z Bumgarner — a right-handed roper — said he’s often recognized at rodeo events, but he’s maintained the alias to keep his profile low. Not his first rodeo: Bumgarner admits to roping under alias 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z Calf ropers in the sport generally tuck in their shirts to reveal their prize belt buckles, but when Crawford rode, she let her shirt hang loose over her belly for comfort. Seeking Opportunity, a Cowgirl Hits the Road 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Diné ropers, bareback riders and steer wrestlers are now competing in rodeos around the United States. Navajo Country Music Pays Tribute to ‘Indian Cowboys’ and Outlaw Legends 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z Griffin was a team roper in high school rodeos and for a while afterward and he still rides occasionally at stepfather Fred Pearce’s ranch between Tatum and Roswell, New Mexico. Military veteran, lawyer in West Texas now US magistrate 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z She’s also an award-winning roper, and they absolutely love taking the world by storm together. Teen rodeo champ wins big while fighting brain tumor 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z Dusty Moore, in his eighth season as a pick-up rider and roper, was taking care of the animals, his jeans and shirt flecked with mud. Cody Nite Rodeo begins 80th year 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Enter the roper: This style is shorter than a standard cowboy boot, has a rounder toe and sits atop a... 8 Reasons City Guys Will Love These Cowboy Boots 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z They own a company named Lucid Inc.; their background is in commercials and short documentaries; and they were in Lafayette, La., making a documentary, “Roper,” about a young African-American calf roper. How 2 Seattle filmmakers ended up making a documentary about a tiny Texas town 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z The Bozeman man was a team roper and steer wrestler in his rodeo days, then did some ski racing. Skijoring brings skiers and horse riders together 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z A marathon runner, century rider and really high jump roper, Mara started one of the first marketing and public relations agencies dedicated to socially-conscious companies whose mission was centered on sustainability and healthy living. 5 Fun Activities That Can Boost Kids' Brainpower 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Texas delegates are easy to spot every time, with their flag-themed shirts, big old hats and footwear ranging from plain brown ropers to heavily decorated ostrich-skin numbers. Alcohol and Elephant Pillows at the Republican National Convention 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z Cowhands on horseback pushed hundreds of animals into corrals, and ropers lassoed the calves by the legs, flipping them onto their sides. Branding Day, Fading Elsewhere, Is Still a Ritual Here 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z There’s Reo, a horse who once belonged to a roper; after injuring his knee, he was set to be put down before word of mouth brought him to Home on the Range. Deb Roberts devotes her life to animal welfare 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Bobby “Booger” Barter was a longtime rodeo roper who became one of the leading promoters of roping events in the 2000s, before passing away in 2009. Roper, 82, right at home at Galveston County Fair & Rodeo 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Streets normally clogged with taxis and buses were cleared for bagpipers, marching bands and even an army of synchronized jump ropers. Mixing Whimsy and Prudence at the Thanksgiving Day Parade 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z “He has a ranch, cattle and he’s a nine-time world champion calf roper,” noted Todd Smith, Miller’s longtime political consultant. Referendum would let top Texas officials live outside Austin 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z When a calf roper leaps off his horse, he's trusting not just training, but intuition — trusting that the horse understands what's happening and will react appropriately. For a failed bronco, a new rider offers a shot at rodeo redemption 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z The best ropers and riders are well compensated for their efforts—last year, Kimzey, the bull-riding world champion, won more than four hundred thousand dollars. Dusty Tuckness: Not Clowning Around 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Student Bobbie Yokum, who is married to a one-time team rodeo roper, has traveled to the workshop from California for the last 12 years. Ode to the range: Cowboys take to prose to celebrate U.S. West 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z Trigger was taller and leaner, with a natural swagger—he was an excellent roper as well as rider. The Ride of Their Lives 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z He recruited a professional roper from Disneyland Paris. The Math of Whips, Chains and Ropes 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z “I don’t consider myself the best roper or the best cutter, but I do consider myself to be a good horseman,” Cruzan said in 2013. Cortez native turns rescue horse into champion 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z The cross-corded, borne by the roper who became a “nobull man,” spoken of by that lady, belongs to the other class of allusive arms, as conveying a hint at his former menial occupation. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z Each one you see is always anxious to get a good roper for a "pard," as then everything works smoothly. A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life 2011-12-17T03:00:14.127Z These were small, wiry, tightly wound men—“the bantam roosters of the rodeo world,” one calf roper called them—accustomed to keeping their pain to themselves. The Ride of Their Lives 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z “Is it proper to speak of your sister as a ‘roper in’—as though she were a female cowboy? The Girls of Central High Rivals for All Honors 2011-08-11T02:00:17.153Z I tell ye, the devil's a good roper, an' his boys are up to all kinds o' pranks. The Warden of the Plains and Other Stories of Life in the Canadian North-west 2011-07-03T02:00:11.037Z At last, when Henry Lee and his neighbors' stray men were satisfied, the ropers shook out their loops, crowded in on some unbranded calf and flipped the noose over its head. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z Between the flax and osiers, On the road where nothing stirs, Along the houses growing dim, The visionary roper weaves Out of the heart of the eddying eves, And draws the horizon unto him. Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z With the exception of the Eastern boys, every lad in the Ranger Patrol was, as a matter of course, an efficient roper, and could handle a lariat as well as they could their ponies. The Boy Scouts On The Range 2011-01-27T03:00:45.810Z Well, he’ll be all right now, and I’m glad of it, for I’d hate to have to kill as good a roper as he is.” The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z He was a daring fellow, fearless of danger in crossing the rapid rivers, a good rider and a splendid roper. The Warden of the Plains and Other Stories of Life in the Canadian North-west 2011-07-03T02:00:11.037Z Calf roper Clif Cooper won in his National Finals Rodeo debut Thursday night, taking the first round with a 7.9-second run. Clif Cooper wins in NFR debut 2010-12-03T05:40:00Z There he learned how to lasso cattle and eventually became an accomplished roper in amateur rodeo events. Giants? Pascoe, a Cowboy at Heart, Is Getting Urban 2010-08-07T17:46:00Z It is a singular thing that with the Bar Cross were found the top ropers, crack riders, sure shots—not only the slickest cowmen, but also the wisest cow ponies. Stepsons of Light Watch out for ropers and if you get onto a system, play it. Desert Dust I very soon had a noose made, and being the more expert roper of the two I swung it round and round my head, keeping the loop wide open, and threw it. The Boys of Crawford's Basin The Story of a Mountain Ranch in the Early Days of Colorado But to be a good roper, one has to give it long, hard practice. The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch There were crack riders and ropers, who, just because they felt such overweening pride in their own prowess, were not really very valuable men. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands "She's a good roper," says I, "and she can ride as well as she can rope." The Man Next Door On the top rails of the enclosure a row of delighted loafers laughed and cheered and shouted good advice to the roper. A Daughter of the Middle Border Porter had been promoted by me to be a sort of "roper". The Expressman and the Detective It was afterwards occupied by Mr. Staniforth, who was in partnership with the present Mr. Laird’s father as ropers. Recollections of Old Liverpool He was not famous as a roper, but on this occasion his "throw" went true. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands But Fitz was our prize roper, because he had practiced harder than any of us, to make up for having only one arm. Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies Uttering a snarl at the interruption, the animal made a leap and accomplished what the roper had failed to accomplish. Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders Among the Kentucky Mountaineers The calves, and probably some grown cattle to be branded, must be caught with the rope, and here is where the roper's skill is shown to most advantage. Ranching, Sport and Travel In looking over the list I find that the principal recipients of the good things going, were ropers, coopers, sailmakers, and shipwrights. Recollections of Old Liverpool He didn't know how good a roper Ted was, but he felt confidence in himself. Ted Strong in Montana With Lariat and Spur Collins, the detective also favored with a "roper." The Substitute Prisoner Every other man had a quicker eye, a stronger body, a firmer hand; every other man was a better rider, a better herder, a better roper, a better all-round man. Under Handicap A Novel "I didn't know you were such an expert roper, Mr. Melton." Bert Wilson in the Rockies With the deft skill of a trained roper Clay swung the rubber pipe round the body of the man again and again, drawing it close to the post and knotting it securely behind. The Big-Town Round-Up The first roper thrust the taut line into the hands of a puncher who had run forward. Tangled Trails A Western Detective Story With the deft hands of an old roper he tied the man up and flung him on the bed. The Sheriff's Son They'll be a ropin' contest, in which some of our most notorious ropers will rope, throw, an' hog-tie a steer, in the least shortness of time. The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country A few ropers have run out; she rises. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls He was in the hands of the champion roper of Graham County, a man who had hogtied a wild hill steer in thirty-three seconds by the watch. The Big-Town Round-Up The roper made a half-hitch round the nose of the bronco, swung to its back, and cantered back to camp. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West He was known as a crack rider, a good roper, and a dead shot. The Sheriff's Son The prisoner lay handcuffed and tied to a bed by the champion roper of the Southwest. A Man Four-Square The speeder watches her ropers run out; these stand at the top and back of the line. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls The picture was taken out in the Mohave desert; for the making of it the director had scoured the West for riders and ropers and cowboys of the old school. Laugh and Live As the roper came through the herd leading the calf, the frantic mother followed, with a train of excited steers at her heels. The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days These fancy riders and ropers are usually Sunday men. Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings No. The champion roper of New Mexico, Arizona, an' Texas throws the diamond hitch on yours truly. A Man Four-Square The ropers are refilled and their ends attached to the flying speeders by a quick motion. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls He was allowed the best ropers and a number of shotguns, to be stationed at the cattle trails leading down to the water at the river's bend. Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories They are wonderful riders and ropers, and fear neither man nor beast. Through the Brazilian Wilderness Like a healthy boy, Dell had an ambition to be a fearless rider and crack roper. Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings He was the best roper in the country, of proved gameness, popular, keen as an Italian stiletto, and absolutely trustworthy. A Man Four-Square The yarn from the ropers is wound off on to the speeders. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls The line-back calf kept close to his mother's side, and as long as possible avoided the ropers. Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories "Keep on! hold tight!" was the cry, till the ropers swung together, the better to resist; and Monarch, big and strong with frenzied hate, seeing now his turn, sprang forward like a shot. Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac The three ropers sat their horses, idly swinging the loops of their ropes back and forth. Arizona Nights The Colonel rode ahead, with the two cowboys close behind, all three ropers mounted on their best horses—the Colonel on "the paint," Loveless on his black, and Means on the big-boned bay. Stories from Everybody's Magazine On tall green stools we sit at the end of our sides during the time it takes for one well-filled roper to spin itself out; we talk, or rather contrive to make ourselves heard. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls The roper, when asked for the brand, replied, "Bar-circle-bar," for that was the brand his mother bore. Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories As he dodged he threw his rope with the peculiar, back-hand twist of the practiced roper, catching her by the head and one front foot. Chip, of the Flying U New Mexico, Arizona, Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Oregon, Texas herself, were represented by their most famous riders, ropers, bull-doggers, cow-experts, and noted outlaw horses. The Ramblin' Kid On the bank of the donga the lioness stopped to fight the ropers. Stories from Everybody's Magazine All her girlhood and youth has been given to keeping ropers supplied with fresh yarn and speeders a-whirling. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls We ropers up on the divide scattered out, hiding ourselves as much as we could in the broken places. Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories "Then how can he be such a wonderful roper?" The Boy Ranchers on the Trail We are to hire, regardless of expense, the best riders, the best cattle ropers, and the best everything that goes with a wild west show. Peck's Bad Boy with the Cowboys Here the ropers held a brief consultation and planned a final attempt. Stories from Everybody's Magazine So closely had the spectators gathered about them that the ropers had no room in which to work, and the foreman found it necessary to urge them back before giving the word to start. The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks Or, the Secret of Ruby Mountain If a cowman tells you he never stole anything, he's either a dam' good liar or a dam' bad roper. Heart of the Sunset The roper has charge of ropes and cordage of all sorts. On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures Bill Andrews was a roper for true, an' I don't believe the' was a man in the West 'at could touch me those days. Happy Hawkins Then the three ropers commenced maneuvering forward, swinging out a little to the right. Stories from Everybody's Magazine One of the rules of the contest was that the roper, when he caught his opponent, was to drop the lariat instantly so as not to pull his victim from the saddle. The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks Or, the Secret of Ruby Mountain Any set of moderately good ropers and riders, who are accustomed to back one another up and act together, can accomplish the feat if they have smooth ground and plenty of room. Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches I never became a good roper, nor more than an average rider, according to ranch standards. Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography The round-up season was at hand and the Bar-20 was short of ropers, the rumors of fresh gold discoveries in the Black Hills having drawn all the more restless men north. Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up "I'm all there as a roper!" he said, pulling the lasso tight round my middle. The Young Forester The roper's mustang braced its forefeet, and brought the buckskin up short. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West There was not a better rider, not a better roper on the range than Bud Birnie. Cow-Country There were crack riders and ropers who, just because they felt such overweening pride in their own prowess, were not really very valuable men. Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography In the corral the dust arose in steady clouds as calf after calf was "cut out" by the ropers and dragged out to get "tagged." Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up Will you buy the state's spinning-wheel, Which spun for the roper's trade? Cavalier Songs and Ballads of England from 1642 to 1684 He waved a hand jauntily to the ropers. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West It takes a good man physically to make a successful roper. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West |
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