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*''' surcingle''': The belt on a clerical cassock; a cincture.
 
*''' surcingle''': The belt on a clerical cassock; a cincture.
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ref: ''Leader'' 11 Nov 1922, 327/1: 'Our Ladies' Letter': 'Mrs Joe was out last Sunday, and if you heard her about the military weddings! The officers "with their surcingles!" that kill her'
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Latest revision as of 02:50, 11 July 2020

  • surcingle: A girth that binds a saddle, pack, or blanket to the body of a horse
  • surcingle: The belt on a clerical cassock; a cincture.

ref: Leader 11 Nov 1922, 327/1: 'Our Ladies' Letter': 'Mrs Joe was out last Sunday, and if you heard her about the military weddings! The officers "with their surcingles!" that kill her'