apialar

см. apealar; vt; М.

(Sp. model spelled same [peál] or pial [pjál] < pie < Latin pedem)

   1) A stocking; also a foot, according to Adams. The DRAE glosses it as the part of a stocking that covers the foot.

   2) Adams also glosses this term as "a worthless person." The Royal Academy confirms this usage, stating that it may refer to a useless, dull, or contemptible person.

   3) A rope. The DRAE and Santamaría concur with this definition. The DM references it as a rope or cord made of strong twisted fiber used to snare animals by the feet. From southeastern Mexico to South America, it refers to a twisted strip of rawhide cured with wax.

   4) Carlisle: 1929. As a verb, to throw an animal by catching its forefeet with a rope. The DRAE lists two terms with this definition, pealar and apealar. Santamaría and Islas note that pialar and apialar are also common in Mexico.

    Alternate form: piale.