surcingle

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surcingle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Surcingle \Sur"cin`gle\, n. [OE. sursengle, OF. sursangle. See
     Sur-, and Cingle, Shingles.]
     1. A belt, band, or girth which passes over a saddle, or over
        anything laid on a horse's back, to bind it fast.
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     2. (Eccl.) The girdle of a cassock, by which it is fastened
        round the waist.
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