surcingle
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French surcengle, formed with sur (“over”) and cengle (“girdle”).
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Noun[edit]
surcingle (plural surcingles)
- A long unpadded strap to pass over and keep in place a blanket, pack or saddle on an animal.
- A piece of tack wrapped around the belly of a horse, to use when longeing.
- A girdle to fasten a garment, especially a cassock.
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Verb[edit]
surcingle (third-person singular simple present surcingles, present participle surcingling, simple past and past participle surcingled)
- (transitive) To fasten with a surcingle.