surcingle
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A broad surcingle of woollen webbing keeps the whole in place.
From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
Tie a strap or rope around the back part of the neck and a surcingle around the body.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
As a saddle swings around on anything but a horse, it is easier to ride bulls and mules with a surcingle.
From Unexplored! by Allen Chaffee
If he is full of corn and well bred, take advantage of the moment to tie up the off fore-leg to the surcingle, as securely as the other, in a slip loop knot.
From A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid by J. S. (John Solomon) Rarey
These descending ropes are carried forward on the sides of the body and tied to the surcingle and to the neck collar.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
