girt 1
/gerrt/ , v.
a pt. and pp. of gird 1 .
girt 2
/gerrt/ , v.t.
gird 1 (def. 1).
girt 3
/gerrt/ , n. , v.t.
girth.
girt 4
/gerrt/ , n.
1. Carpentry.
a. a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
b. a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
2. Print. (in certain hand presses) one of a pair of leather straps having one end fastened to the bed and the other to the rounce, for drawing the bed under the platen.
[ 1555-65; alter. of GIRTH ]