| surcingle | 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. The girdle of a cassock, by which it is fastened round the waist. Origin: OE. Sursengle, OF. Sursangle. See Sur-, and Cingle, Shingles. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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