sur·cin·gle (sûr s ng g l)n. 1. A girth that binds a saddle, pack, or blanket to the body of a horse. 2. Archaic The fastening belt on a clerical cassock; a cincture. [Middle English sursengle, from Old French surcengle : sur-, sur- + cengle, belt (from Latin cingula, from cingere, to gird; see cingulum).] sur cingle v. |
surcingle [ˈsɜːˌsɪŋgəl]
n
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a girth for a horse which goes around the body, used esp with a racing saddle
2. (Clothing & Fashion) the belt worn with a cassock
vb
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to put a surcingle on or over (a horse)
[from Old French surcengle, from sur- over + cengle a belt, from Latin cingulum]
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