Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Surcingle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. (Eccl.) The girdle of a cassock, by which it is fastened
round the waist.
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