GIRTH


Meaning of GIRTH in English

n. & v. (also girt)

n. 1 the distance around a thing. 2 a band round the body of a horse to secure the saddle etc.

v. 1 tr. a secure (a saddle etc.) with a girth. b put a girth on (a horse). 2 tr. surround, encircle. 3 intr. measure (an amount) in girth.

[ ME f. ON gjörth, Goth. gairda f. Gmc ]

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