sur·cin·gle noun orcir·cin·gle\ˈsərˌsiŋgəl, ˈsə̄ˌ-, ˈsəiˌ-\ (-s) Etymology: Middle English sursengle, from Middle French surcengle, from sur- + cengle belt — more at cingle 1.: a belt, band, or girth passing around the body of a horse and usually used to bind something (as a saddle or pack) fast to the horse's back 2.: the girdle or cincture of a cassock