cinch
noun
a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
were cinching
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past progressiveof cinch.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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They were cinching up the packs after the noon rest when he rode up on a burro.
From The Heart of the Desert Kut-Le of the Desert by Honoré Morrow
When I left, they were cinching on their camp truck.
From Northwest! by Harold Bindloss
I went quietly back to the river-bed, and found that most of the fellows had dismounted and were "cinching" up their saddles.
From Adventures in Many Lands by F. Gillett
