honda

[ hon-duh ]

/ ˈhɒn də /

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

Origin of honda

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

hon., hon. sec., honan, honcho, hond., honda, hondo, honduran, honduras, hone, honecker

No top boss of any status is going to be driving a Honda station wagon around.

Japan’s Mega Banks Have Mega Yakuza Trouble |Jake Adelstein, Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky |November 27, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
But each month, new hybrid models hit the car lots—from Toyota, yes, but also from Ford, Honda, and General Motors.

U.S. Car Fleet Sold in August Most Fuel-Efficient Ever |William O’Connor |September 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
In the same month, General Motors sold 234,071, Ford 193,080, Chrysler 140,120 and Honda 141,439.

Wall Street Hearts Tesla |William O’Connor |August 26, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Toyota and Honda saw sales rose by 16.5 percent and 21 percent, respectively.

Consumers Push July U.S. Auto Sales Up Sharply |Filipa Ioannou |August 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

The Ford Fiesta starts at $14,000, Toyota Corolla at $16,230, and the Honda Fit at $15,425.

Young Americans Are Abandoning Car Ownership and Driving |William O’Connor |July 5, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
As it sails, the honda knot swings to the front and acts as a weight to open the noose wide.

Pluck on the Long Trail |Edwin L. Sabin
The storm cleared away, the cortege was re-formed; to enter in state the yashiki of Honda Sama.

Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House) |James S. De Benneville
The thunderings were heard at Honda, in Colombia, 500 miles away, it is recorded.

Spanish America, Its Romance, Reality and Future, Vol. 1 |Charles Reginald Enock
Honda was wrapped in fog, when José awoke me on the morning of the 22d.

The Lands of the Saracen |Bayard Taylor
On his way from Honda to Bogota he—well, he simply vanished.

The Gilded Man |Clifford Smyth