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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GARTH, n.
1. A dam or wear for catching fish.
2. A close; a little backside; a yard; a croft; a garden. [Not used.]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse garthr yard; akin to Old High German gart enclosure — more at yard Date: 14th century a small yard or enclosure ; close

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. Brit. 1 an open space within cloisters. 2 archaic a a close or yard. b a garden or paddock. Etymology: ME f. ON garthr = OE geard YARD(2)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Garth Garth (g[aum]rth), n. [Icel. gar[eth]r yard. See Yard.] 1. A close; a yard; a croft; a garden; as, a cloister garth. A clapper clapping in a garth To scare the fowl from fruit. --Tennyson. 2. A dam or weir for catching fish.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Garth Garth, n. [Girth.] A hoop or band. [Prov. Eng.]