surcinglen.
/ˈsəːsɪŋɡ(ə)l/ 1.
a. A girth for a horse or other animal; esp. a large girth passing over a sheet, pack, etc. and keeping it in place on the animal's back.
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [noun] > harness of draught animal > girth
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > girth
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1390 Earl Derby's Exped. (Camden) 13 Et pro viij burrewez, j sursengle, et j pare raynes.
1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur vii. xvi. 238 And eyther smote other in myddes of their sheldes that the paytrellys sursenglys and crowpers braste.
1553 in A. J. Kempe Losely MSS (1836) 139 7 great horses, with horse cloths, sursyngles, bytts, hed stalls, &c.
1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. xxviii. 177 To haue their cloathes put vpon their backes, either the linnen one to keepe the flies away, or else the woollen one to keepe them warme, and that they suffer him to make the same fast with a surcingle.
1669 J. Worlidge Dict. Rusticum in Systema Agric. A Sussingle, a large Girt that Carriers use to binde or fasten their Packs withal.
1695 London Gaz. No. 3132/4 One brown Gelding..some sign of a Sursingle tied across his Back, also a Curb on his near Hock.
c1720 W. Gibson Farriers New Guide ii. lxv. 261 A Strap may be fix'd to the Breast-Cloath, which may pass between his Fore-Legs, and be fasten'd to his Sursingle.
1816 W. Scott Black Dwarf ix*, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. I. 189 ‘Thou maun do without horse-sheet and surcingle now, lad,’ he said, addressing the animal.
1882 Manch. Weekly Times 25 Mar. 8/2 A surcingle was drawn over Jumbo's back.
1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer I. 151 Have you no cavesson, or breaking-bit, or web surcingle?
b. (See quot. 1795.)
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1795 W. Felton Treat. Carriages II. (Gloss.) 235 Surcingle, a leather strap and buckle sewed to a chaise saddle, the same as a belly band to a housin.
2. A girdle or belt which confines the cassock. Now rare.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > belt or sash > types of > for specific clothing > cassock
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1672 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd i. 68 This Gentleman.. stragling by Temple-bar, in a massy Cassock and Surcingle.
1681 J. Oldham Satyrs upon Jesuits 75 Cassock, Sursingle, and shaven Crown.
1728 A. Pope Dunciad ii. 312 All the bards arose;..Gave him the cassock, surcingle, and vest.
1840 R. H. Barham Grey Dolphin in Ingoldsby Legends 1st Ser. 72 He..drew the buckle of his surcingle..tighter.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing clothing for body (and limbs) > wearing a belt or girdle
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1598 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 3 Last Bks. iv. vi. 45 Some pannell..Surcingled to a galled Hackneys hide?
1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 26 Comparing the..splender wherewith our Gentle-women were embellished.., with the gut-foundred goosdome, wherewith they are now surcingled.
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1662 Tryal T. Tonge 6 That there should be never a Lawn-Sleeve, never a Sursingler should have a hole to hide his head in.
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1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iii. i. 67 Indeed dry-bastings, cudgelings, surcinglings were too mean for a Knight.
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