cinch

Definition

A simple saddle girth used in Mexico.

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan cencha, from Latin cincta, or from Spanish cincha (“a belt or girth”), from Late Latin cingula, from Latin cingulum. Doublet of cingle.

Example Sentences

• "He found Andy morosely replacing some broken strands in his cinch, and he went straight at the mooted question."
• "We thought we had a cinch on getting out by way of this cord and so we followed that."
• "The job was a snap. I travelled the country averaging a thousand miles a week and, since the previous incumbent had been a lazy bugger, managed to treble the business. It was a cinch."