surcingle

noun

sur·​cin·​gle ˈsər-ˌsiŋ-gəl 

1

: a belt, band, or girth passing around the body of a horse to bind a saddle or pack fast to the horse's back

2

archaic : the cincture of a cassock

Examples of surcingle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That came to light when a lowbrau burst into the ball pasture with several slugs of something under his surcingle slightly stronger than Hyson. — Johnny Miller, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2018

Word History

Etymology

Middle English sursengle, from Anglo-French surcengle, from sur- + cengle girdle, from Latin cingulum — more at cingulum

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for surcingle

• dingle
• ingle
• jingle
• lingle
• mingle
• pringle
• shingle
• single
• swingle
• tingle
• commingle
• intermingle

Kids Definition

surcingle

noun

sur·​cin·​gle ˈsər-ˌsiŋ-gəl 

: a belt or band passing around the body of a horse to bind a saddle or pack fast to the horse's back