/lat"i goh'/ , n. , pl. latigos, latigoes . n.
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
[ 1870-75, Amer.; látigo whip, cinch strap, perh. laittug; cf. OE latteh leading rein, equiv. to lad- LEAD 1 + teh, teah TIE ]