surcingle

[ sur-sing-guh l ]

/ ˈsɜrˌsɪŋ gəl /

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

"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

surcingle

/ (ˈsɜːˌsɪŋɡəl) /

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

the belt worn with a cassock

to put a surcingle on or over (a horse)

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