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noun the measure around anything; circumference.
a band that passes underneath a horse or other animal to hold a saddle in place, especially one having a buckle at each end for fastening to straps running from under the flaps of the saddle.
something that encircles; a band or girdle.
verb (used with object) to bind or fasten with a girth.
to girdle; encircle.
Origin of girth 1300–50; Middle English
girth, gerth <Old Norse
gerth girdle; akin to gird
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OTHER WORDS FROM girth un·der·girth, noun un·girthed, adjective Words nearby girth gironny, girosol, girr, girsh, girt, girth , Girtin, girtline, GI's, gisant, gisarme
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British Dictionary definitions for girth noun the distance around something; circumference
size or bulk a man of great girth
a band around a horse's belly to keep the saddle in position
verb (usually foll by up) to fasten a girth on (a horse)
(tr) to encircle or surround
Word Origin for girth C14: from Old Norse gjörth belt; related to Gothic gairda girdle 1 ; see gird 1
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Words related to girth circumference, bigness, expansion, compass, cinch, strap, surcingle