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were cinching
  • past progressive of cinch.

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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 Morrow, Honoré

When I left, they were cinching on their camp truck.

From Northwest! by Bindloss, Harold

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 Gillett, F.