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cinchEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
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.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗cinchEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
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.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗cinchEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
Uncertain; perhaps from Cinch Connectors, a Chicago-based company producing connectors.
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