'Surcingle' definitions:
Definition of 'Surcingle'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Eccl.) The girdle of a cassock, by which it is fastened round the waist. [1913 Webster]