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单词 girth
释义
girthgirth /ɡɜːθ $ ɡɜːrθ/ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINgirth
Origin:
1300-1400 Old Norse gjörth
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • She is a woman of substantial girth.
  • the enormous girth of a redwood tree's trunk
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • His yellow hair flopped into his blue eyes as he did up her girths for her.
  • I was to behave like a kind of white-skinned rani to whom such things as tightening girths and punishing dromedaries were unthinkable.
  • It was as if he had more substance to him, like spiritual girth.
  • Neither are they worried by sizing that implies the clothes might belong to men of more ample girth.
  • She was about sixteen the first time, closer to twenty the next, and the years had not reduced her girth.
  • Tallboy was confronted by a very tall man of considerable girth who looked like a retired all-in wrestler.
  • The bass measured 30 inches long and had a 25-inch girth.
  • The personal best pike measured a massive 45 inches with a girth of 24 inches and was returned alive.
word sets
WORD SETS
bareback, adjectivebay, nounbit, nounblacksmith, nounblaze, nounblinkered, adjectiveblinkers, nounbloodstock, nounbridle, nounbridle, verbcanter, verbcard, nouncrop, noundressage, nounequestrian, adjectiveequine, adjectiveevens, nounfarrier, nounfence, nounfield, nounfilly, noungallop, verbgallop, noungee-gee, noungelding, noungirth, noungroom, noungymkhana, nounhack, verbhack, nounhalter, nounhand, nounhigh-spirited, adjectivehorsemanship, nounhorse-riding, nounjib, verbjockey, nounjodhpurs, nounjoust, verbjump, nounlad, nounlength, nounmiler, nounmount, nounnag, nounneigh, verbnobble, verbnosebag, nounodds, nounofftrack, adjectiveostler, nounpack trip, nounpaddock, nounpair, nounpalomino, nounparimutuel, nounpommel, nounpony-trekking, nounprance, verbracecourse, nounracegoer, nounracehorse, nounrace meeting, nounracetrack, nounracing, nounrein, nounremount, verbride, verbriding, nounroan, nounrodeo, nounsaddle, nounsaddle, verbsaddle bag, nounshoe, nounshoe, verbshow jumping, nounshy, verbskittish, adjectivespur, nounspur, verbstable, nounstable, verbstable boy, nounstabling, nounstarting gate, nounstarting price, nounstayer, nounsteeplechase, nounsteward, nounstirrup, nountack, nounthoroughbred, nounthree-day event, nountip, nountipster, nountournament, nountout, verbtrot, nounturf accountant, noununseat, verbwater jump, nounwhoa, interjectionwinning post, nounyearling, noun
1the size of something or someone large when you measure around them rather than measuring their height:  the enormous girth of the tree He was a tall man, of considerable girth (=he was fat).2a band of leather which is passed tightly around the middle of a horse to keep a saddle or load firmly in position
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