Surcingles

Hitherto a surcingle had served to hold the blanket upon his back, but this contraption had TWO surcingles and a stiff leather strap to boot, which Peggy's strong hands pulled tighter than any straps had ever before been pulled around him. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

He had to take a lot of good natured roughneck wit about his size for he only weighed 800 pounds and a couple of surcingles made a belt for him. ❋ W.B. Laughead (N/A)

Their wings were strapped with surcingles, they checked their stingers with ❋ W.B. Laughead (N/A)

Twice, yea, thrice within the memory of men now living, America has been on the very verge of an industrial revolution, a Reign of Terror; yet we continue to hang our second Providence on a job-lot of political Jacksnipes who carry their patriotism in their pockets and their sense under their surcingles. ❋ Unknown (1919)

The Creek was most enthusiastic with its help, bustling about with packbags and surcingles, and generally "mixing things." ❋ Jeannie Gunn (1915)

They were dark bays with blazed faces and perfect surcingles of white about their barrels. ❋ Edgar Rice Burroughs (1912)

The equipment of the dogs consists of collar straps, leashes, and surcingles, (1) and the collar should be broad and soft so as not to rub the dog's coat; the leash should have a noose for the hand, (2) and nothing else. ❋ 431 BC-350? BC Xenophon (1874)

Al-Aziz, looked at them and saw the flags flaunting and the standards stirring and heard the kettle-drums beating; so he bade his page saddle him a blood-steed and look to the surcingles and bring him his harness of war, for indeed horsemanship [FN#356] was rooted in his heart. ❋ Anonymous (1855)

Doing the surcingles up is tricky as you have to stoop down and reach under his low slung tum.