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Pronunciation : Girth
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Icel. gj?r girdle, or ger girth; akin to Goth. ga?rda girdle. See Gird to girt, and cf. Girdle, n.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Girth
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [From Girth, n., cf. Girt, v. t.]
Definition : Defn: To bind as with a girth. [R.] Johnson.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913