surcingle

[ sur-sing-guhl ]

/ ˈsɜrˌsɪŋ gəl /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR surcingle ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

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.

a beltlike fastening for a garment, especially a cassock.

Origin of surcingle

1350–1400; Middle English surcengle<Middle French, equivalent to sur-sur-¹ + cengle belt <Latin cingulum;see cingulum

Words nearby surcingle

surbase, surbased, surbased arch, surcease, surcharge, surcingle, surcoat, surculose, surd, sure, sure as shooting

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Example sentences from the Web for surcingle

"I want to dismount," said Frank; and he grasped the surcingle rope as the elephant sank jerkily to its knees.
The Jungle Girl|Gordon Casserly
To this I was securely bound by a long strap resembling a surcingle.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe
The surcingle enveloped my limbs and body close in all directions—save in the path of the destroying crescent.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe
Then put a surcingle around his body, and fasten one end of a long strap around the other fore-leg, just above the hoof.
A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses|J. S. Rarey

The surcingle should lie neatly over the girths, and have an equal bearing with them.
Riding for Ladies|W. A. Kerr

British Dictionary definitions for surcingle

surcingle

/ (ˈsɜːˌsɪŋɡəl) /

noun

a girth for a horse which goes around the body, used esp with a racing saddle

the belt worn with a cassock

verb

to put a surcingle on or over (a horse)

Word Origin for surcingle

C14: from Old French surcengle, from sur- over + cengle a belt, from Latin cingulum

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	surcingle
释义	surcingle [ sur-sing-guhl ] / ˈsɜrˌsɪŋ gəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR surcingle ON THESAURUS.COM noun 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. a beltlike fastening for a garment, especially a cassock. Origin of surcingle 1350–1400; Middle English surcengle<Middle French, equivalent to sur-sur-¹ + cengle belt <Latin cingulum;see cingulum Words nearby surcingle surbase, surbased, surbased arch, surcease, surcharge, surcingle, surcoat, surculose, surd, sure, sure as shooting Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for surcingle "I want to dismount," said Frank; and he grasped the surcingle rope as the elephant sank jerkily to its knees. The Jungle Girl\|Gordon Casserly To this I was securely bound by a long strap resembling a surcingle. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe\|Edgar Allan Poe The surcingle enveloped my limbs and body close in all directions—save in the path of the destroying crescent. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe\|Edgar Allan Poe Then put a surcingle around his body, and fasten one end of a long strap around the other fore-leg, just above the hoof. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses\|J. S. Rarey The surcingle should lie neatly over the girths, and have an equal bearing with them. Riding for Ladies\|W. A. Kerr British Dictionary definitions for surcingle surcingle / (ˈsɜːˌsɪŋɡəl) / noun a girth for a horse which goes around the body, used esp with a racing saddle the belt worn with a cassock verb to put a surcingle on or over (a horse) Word Origin for surcingle C14: from Old French surcengle, from sur- over + cengle a belt, from Latin cingulum Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to surcingle cinch, strap
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surcingle

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for surcingle

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