cinch.
A simple saddle girth used in Mexico.
Meaning & usage
A simple saddle girth used in Mexico.
Something that is very easy to do.
Something that is obvious or certain to occur; a sure thing.
A firm hold.
Where this word comes from
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.
To bring to certain conclusion.
To tighten down.
Where this word comes from
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.
A variety of auction pitch in which a draw to improve the hand is added, and the five of trumps (called "right Pedro") and the five of the same colour (called "left Pedro", and ranking between the five and the four of trumps) are each worth five. Fifty-one points make a game.
Where this word comes from
Compare senses at etymology 1 (a girth, a tight grip), perhaps suggesting the tactics used in the game; or perhaps from Spanish cinco (“five”), the five spots of the colour of the trump being important cards.
In the game of cinch, to protect (a trick) by playing a higher trump than the five.
Where this word comes from
Compare senses at etymology 1 (a girth, a tight grip), perhaps suggesting the tactics used in the game; or perhaps from Spanish cinco (“five”), the five spots of the colour of the trump being important cards.
An RCA connector.
Where this word comes from
Uncertain; perhaps from Cinch Connectors, a Chicago-based company producing connectors.
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