Cowboy verb for roping and dragging an animal or person?

Solution 1:

It's called "lassoing" — Dictionary.com

verb (used with object) lassoed, lassoing. to catch with or as with a lasso.

"He lassoed the villain and dragged him along the ground."

Solution 2:

I would say "dragging" — M-W

verb to cause (something) to move along the ground, floor, etc., by pulling it

"The cowboy tied the outlaw up and took off on his horse, dragging the outlaw behind him."

Solution 3:

roping:

Definition:

verb (used with object) 10. to catch with a lasso; lasso. (Dictionary.com)

Example:

Yes, for instance, roping bandits with that Mexican lasso that the cowboys gave her last season.

Also try leashing, tethering, noosing.

Solution 4:

Wrangle means to

"round up, herd, or take charge of (livestock)."

It doesn't explicitly mean to drag someone in a literal sense, but the word does carry a connotation that its subject is being controlled forcibly.

Source: Many hundreds of hours spent watching westerns with my father.