surcingle

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɜːˌsɪŋɡəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sûr′sing′gəl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sur•cin•gle  (sûr′sing′gəl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a belt or girth that passes around the belly of a horse and over the blanket, pack, saddle, etc., and is buckled on the horse's back.
  2. Clothinga beltlike fastening for a garment, esp. a cassock.
  • Latin cingulum; see cingulum
  • Middle French, equivalent. to sur- sur-1 + cengle belt
  • Middle English surcengle 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
surcingle / ˈsɜːˌsɪŋɡəl/
  1. a girth for a horse which goes around the body, used esp with a racing saddle
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French surcengle, from sur- over + cengle a belt, from Latin cingulum

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