SURCINGLE

Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (piece of tack): roller (UK, Australia, New Zealand)

Verb

surcingle (third-person singular simple present surcingles, present participle surcingling, simple past and past participle surcingled)

(transitive) To fasten with a surcingle.

Anagrams

• reclusing

Source: Wiktionary

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Sur"cin`gle, n. Etym: [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.)

Definition: The girdle of a cassock, by which it is fastened round the waist.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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