surcingle
Example Sentences
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The fray at last died out, leaving as its result only the loss of an hour, some broken surcingles, and some bleeding faces.
From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)
Horse-collecting parties went out all over the country, taking with them head-collars, head-ropes, bits, reins, surcingles, numnahs, horse-blankets, and nose-bags.
From The Invasion by Le Queux, William
The moment that the halt was accomplished, Abdullah went about, loosing the surcingles of his camels.
From The Turquoise Cup, and, the Desert by Smith, Arthur Cosslett
The Creek was most enthusiastic with its help, bustling about with packbags and surcingles, and generally "mixing things."
From We of the Never-Never by Gunn, Jeannie
The other camels had no harness save the surcingles that held their loads.
From The Turquoise Cup, and, the Desert by Smith, Arthur Cosslett
