Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A wide girth, about 33 inches long, made of strong canvas or hair, having a hard-wood hook at one end and a ring at the other, used with the pack-saddle in adjusting the burden of a pack-animal: it is in general use in the United States army, and is of Spanish-American origin.

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Examples

  • You will furthermore want a pack-cinch and a pack-rope for each horse.

    The Mountains Stewart Edward White 1909

  • You will furthermore want a pack-cinch and a pack-rope for each horse.

    The Mountains 1904

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