Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A girth. See
surcingle . - To girdle; gird.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare A girth.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A kind of
belt or othergirdle .
Etymologies
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From Old French cengle (Modern French sangle), from Latin cingulum ("girdle"), from cingere ("to gird").
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WV: cingle--Every cingle cake in this post is a winner!
A Trek Through the Stars Jen 2009
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