cinch
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6.3
- noun
- /sɪntʃ/
- Specialized
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cincha
- When the chance to rope their steer grew closer, my father stretched his nylon rope carefully in the sun, allowing it to limber from the heat, and he nervously jerked the cinch tight on his saddle.
- saddle cinch
- cinch strap
- tighten the cinch
Examples
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Uh, number five needs a flank cinch.
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He sees that her saddle cinch needs fixing and gets off his horse.
Fiction book (1998) -
We shall just have to get you a tighter cinch.
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Perhaps this is why he didn't check the cinch on my horse's saddle.
Fiction book (2002) -
I loosened his cinch and tied the reins to a lilac bush.
Fiction book (1997) -
The sheriff had the girth unbuckled, but when he tried to pull the cinch out from under the horse, it wouldn't budge.
Fiction book (2001) -
Painfully, Tim loosened the saddle cinch so the horse could breathe easier, his fingers so stiff they couldn't feel the sweat-soaked leather.
Fiction book (1998) -
The cowboy checked the cinch to ensure the saddle was secure on the horse.
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Before riding, she made sure the cinch was tightened properly around the horse's belly.
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He adjusted the cinch quickly, knowing it was important to keep the saddle in place.
Synonyms
1
6.8
A strap under a horse's belly that holds a saddle in place
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word cinch for a saddle strap comes from Spanish cincha, which means 'girth' or 'strap' and from an old word meaning 'to bind'. So a cinch is the band that holds the saddle tight on a horse.