Meaning of GIRTH
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- [n] stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place
- [n] the distance around a person's body
- [v] tie a cinch around; "cinch horses"
- [v] encircle or bind; "Trees girded the green fields"
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| | Synonyms: | | begird, cinch, cinch, gird, girt |
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| | See Also: | | circle, circumference, encircle, environ, fasten, fix, harness, perimeter, ring, round, saddlery, secure, stable gear, surround, tack | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Girth\ (g[~e]rth), n. [Icel. gj["o]r[eth] girdle, or
ger[eth] girth; akin to Goth. ga['i]rda girdle. See {Gird} to
girt, and cf. {Girdle}, n.]
1. A band or strap which encircles the body; especially, one
by which a saddle is fastened upon the back of a horse.
2. The measure round the body, as at the waist or belly; the
circumference of anything.
He's a lu sty, jolly fellow, that lives well, at
least three yards in the girth. --Addison.
3. A small horizontal brace or girder.
\Girth\, v. t. [From {Girth}, n., cf. {Girt}, v. t.]
To bind as with a girth. [R.] --Johnson.
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