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Surcingle definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUR'CINGLE, n. [L. cingulum, a belt.]
1. A belt, band or girth which passes over a saddle, or over any thing laid on a horse's back, to bind it fast.
2. The girdle of a cassoc.

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English sursengle, from Anglo-French surcengle, from sur- + cengle girdle, from Latin cingulum — more at cingulum Date: 14th century 1. a belt, band, or girth passing around the body of a horse to bind a saddle or pack fast to the horse's back 2. archaic the cincture of a cassock

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a band round a horse's body usu. to keep a pack etc. in place. Etymology: ME f. OF surcengle (as SUR-(1), cengle girth f. L cingula f. cingere gird)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Surcingle Sur"cin`gle, n. [OE. sursengle, OF. sursangle. See Sur-, and Cingle, Shingles.] 1. A belt, band, or girth which passes over a saddle, or over anything laid on a horse's back, to bind it fast. 2. (Eccl.) The girdle of a cassock, by which it is fastened round the waist.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Girth, girt, girdle, belt, band.