| 单词 | breast-girth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbreast-girth breast-girth n. (a) a strap attached to the girths, passing around the breast and shoulders of a horse or other riding animal from one side of the saddle to the other so as to prevent the saddle from slipping back (cf. breastplate n. 3a); †(b) the circumference of the chest (obsolete rare). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > girth wanty1297 wame-towc1310 womb ropea1325 girth1377 surcingle1390 warrok1392 garthc1425 cinglec1430 girt1563 wanty rope1569 girse1591 saddle banda1604 mail girt1607 saddle girt1613 saddle girth1635 mail-girth1673 girding1680 body girth1688 roller1688 wombtack1729 breast-girth1805 girthing1805 cinch1866 latigo1873 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > trunk > front > breast or breasts (of woman) > [noun] > bust-line or measurement breast-girth1805 bust1872 bustline1885 1805 tr. E. Ólafsson & B. Pálsson Trav. in Iceland 23 The men's saddles have no breast-girth [Danish Brustrem]. 1909 Daily Chron. 3 June 3/3 ‘Weak heart’, or ‘insufficient breast-girth’, or other physical defect. 2000 Racing Post (Nexis) 23 June 21 Of the 14 saddles that slipped backwards or sideways, eight were on horses wearing a breast-plate or breast-girth. < as lemmas |
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