hazer
n.— «Hazer: The cowboy riding on the opposite side of the steer to keep the animal from running away from the steer wrestler’s horse.» —“Pick up lingo to rope in good time” by Jeannine Crooks Milford Daily News (Mass.) June 10, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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