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Webster's 1828 DictionarySUR'CINGLE, n. [L. cingulum, a belt.] Merriam Webster'snoun Etymology: Middle English sursengle, from Anglo-French surcengle, from sur- + cengle girdle, from Latin cingulum — more at cingulum Date: 14th century Oxford Reference Dictionaryn. 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 DictionarySurcingle 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
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