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surcingle definition

sur·cin·gle (sʉr′siŋ′gəl)

noun

  1. a strap passed around a horse's body to bind on a saddle, blanket, pack, etc.
  2. Historical the belt of a cassock

Etymology: ME surcengle < MFr < OFr sur-, sur- + L cingulum, a belt: see cingulum

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