surcingle

Example Sentences

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The saddle was the next slow process—a surcingle, a folded blanket and cinch, a double blanket and cinch, a bag of oats and cinch and, finally, the saddle and rider.

From The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country by Seton, Ernest Thompson

The duke was an old man, of a girth so enormous that he was obliged to wear a broad surcingle as support to his rotund paunch.

From Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale by J?kai, M?r

In South America a ring fixed to the surcingle is used; while in Guatemala and Costa Rica the reata is tied to the end of the horse's tail!

From Ranching, Sport and Travel by Carson, Thomas

Under this he wore another coat still more ragged, and the whole was belted at the waist with an old surcingle.

From A Spoil of Office A Story of the Modern West by Garland, Hamlin

Her body was held in this position by means of a belt around her waist, attached to a surcingle on the horse—both tightly buckled.

From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Reid, Mayne