\Gir"dler\, n.
1. One who girdles.
2. A maker of girdles.
3. (Zo["o]l.) An American longicorn beetle ({Oncideres
   cingulatus}) which lays its eggs in the twigs of the
   hickory, and then girdles each branch by gnawing a groove
   around it, thus killing it to provide suitable food for
   the larv[ae].