honda

noun

1. (Southwestern, US)A closed loop or eyelet at one end of a lariat or lasso, through which the other end of the rope is passed to form a much larger loop.
2. (Southwestern, US)A grommet or other device intended to strengthen or otherwise improve a simple rope honda.
3. A car of the Honda brand.

   “Jammed onto a narrow, steep sidewalk, police barricades all around, we march with placards, drums, and angry spirit: "The Moral Majority, cops and Klan. Work together hand in hand." — helmeted tac squad on horses, Hondas, facing us on Powell Street, itching to wield their billy clubs, waiting for any excuse to let fly.”

   “Hondas sound like cars designed by pacifists and humanitarian diplomats. The Accord, Civic, Insight.”

   “It’s a little disconcerting to ponder how much of my happy online childhood was spent hanging out virtually with people who were old enough to own Hondas and go on PornHub^([sic]) on purpose (and definitely people old enough to be active on Reddit), but I loved being a Jammer.”

4. A motorbike manufactured by Honda.

name

1. A Japanese automotive and motorcycle manufacturer, named after its founder, Soichiro Honda.

   “they left on Sonnyʼs seventeenth birthday present — the Honda motorbike heʼd begged them to buy him”

2. A brand of car manufactured by Honda.