GIRTH


Meaning of GIRTH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɡə:θ ]

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 gjærth, Goth. gairda f. Gmc]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.