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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024girth /gɜrθ/USA pronunciation also girt, n. - the measure around a body or object;
circumference: [countable]The girth of that huge tree was several yards.[uncountable]The tree was several yards in girth. - size;
bulk:[uncountable]a man of huge girth. - [countable] a band that passes underneath a horse or other animal to secure a saddle.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024girth (gûrth),USA pronunciation n. - the measure around anything;
circumference. - a band that passes underneath a horse or other animal to hold a saddle in place, esp. one having a buckle at each end for fastening to straps running from under the flaps of the saddle. See illus. under saddle.
- something that encircles;
a band or girdle.
v.t. - to bind or fasten with a girth.
- to girdle;
encircle.
Also, girt. - Old Norse gerth girdle; akin to gird1
- Middle English girth, gerth 1300–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: girth /ɡɜːθ/ n - the distance around something; circumference
- a band around a horse's belly to keep the saddle in position
vb - (usually followed by up) to fasten a girth on (a horse)
- (transitive) to encircle or surround
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old Norse gjörth belt; related to Gothic gairda girdle1; see gird1 |