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cinch1859, American English, "saddle-girth," from Spanish cincha "girdle," from Latin cingulum "a girdle, a swordbelt," from cingere "to surround, encircle," from PI [..]
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cinch1866, "to pull in," from cinch (n.). Figurative meaning "make certain" is from 1891, American English slang. Related: Cinched; cinching.
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cinch(n) any undertaking that is easy to do(n) stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place(n) a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege [..]
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cinch something easy or certain CLAMP, NAB, ROCK OFF
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