1) French word used in English
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1) Strap
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A surcingle is a strap made of leather or leather-like synthetic materials such as nylon or neoprene, sometimes with elastic, that fastens around a horse`s girth area. A surcingle may be used for ground training, some types of in-hand exhibition, and over a saddle or horse pack to stabilize the load. It also is a primary component of a horse harn....
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girth or strap for holding saddle to animal's back
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• (n.) The girdle of a cassock, by which it is fastened round the waist. • (n.) 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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(from the article `bareback bronc-riding`) rodeo event in which a cowboy attempts to ride a bucking horse (bronco) for a specified time (usually eight seconds). The horse is equipped only ...
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Sur'cin`gle noun [ Middle English
sursengle , Old French
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.
2. (Eccl.) The girdle of ...
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The strap that encircles the heart girth A belt or girth of leather or nylon webbing that is passed around the horse at the girth line and firmly fastened down
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surcingle A belt, band, or girth which passes over a saddle, or over anything laid on a horse's back, to bind it securely.
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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, esp. a cassock.
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