girth
noun /ɡɜːθ/
/ɡɜːrθ/
- [uncountable, countable] the measurement around something, especially the middle part of a person’s body
- a man of enormous girth
- a tree one metre in girth/with a girth of one metre
- He rested his hands on his broad girth (= his large stomach).
- [countable] a narrow piece of leather or cloth that is fastened around the middle of a horse to keep the seat (called a saddle) or a load in place
Word OriginMiddle English (in sense (2)): from Old Norse gjǫrth.