cinglen.
/ˈsɪŋɡ(ə)l/ A girdle; anything that girds or surrounds; a girth, a belt.In Bailey, Johnson, and modern dictionaries.
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > girth
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > belt or sash > types of > worn around waist
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c1430 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes (1554) iv. vi. 104 a This tirant deceiuable, Gaue him another syngle, made of wul.
1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 412/1 The senglys or gyrthes of the hors.
1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Vne sangle, a sengle or girth.
1708–15 J. Kersey Dict. Anglo-Britannicum Cingle, a Girth for a Horse.
1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Cingle (from cir-cingle). A belt worn by seamen.
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