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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GIRTH, n. The band or strap by which a saddle or any burden on a horse's back is made fast, by passing under his belly.
1. A circular bandage.
2. The compass measured by a firth or inclosing bandage.
He's a lusty, jolly fellow, that lives well, at least three yards in the girth.
GIRTH, v.t. To bind with a girth.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the distance around a person's body
2: stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place [syn: cinch, girth] v
1: tie a cinch around; "cinch horses" [syn: cinch, girth]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse gj?rth; akin to Old English gyrdan to gird Date: 13th century 1. a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (as a saddle) on its back 2. a. a measure around a body <a man of more than average girth> <the girth of a tree> b. size, dimensions II. transitive verb Date: 15th century 1. encircle 2. to bind or fasten with a girth 3. to measure the girth of

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. (also girt) --n. 1 the distance around a thing. 2 a band round the body of a horse to secure the saddle etc. --v. 1 tr. a secure (a saddle etc.) with a girth. b put a girth on (a horse). 2 tr. surround, encircle. 3 intr. measure (an amount) in girth. Etymology: ME f. ON gjörth, Goth. gairda f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Girth Girth (g[~e]rth), n. [Icel. gj["o]r[eth] girdle, or ger[eth] girth; akin to Goth. ga['i]rda girdle. See Gird to girt, and cf. Girdle, n.] 1. A band or strap which encircles the body; especially, one by which a saddle is fastened upon the back of a horse. 2. The measure round the body, as at the waist or belly; the circumference of anything. He's a lu sty, jolly fellow, that lives well, at least three yards in the girth. --Addison. 3. A small horizontal brace or girder.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Girth Girth, v. t. [From Girth, n., cf. Girt, v. t.] To bind as with a girth. [R.] --Johnson.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(girths) 1. The girth of an object, for example a person's or an animal's body, is its width or thickness, considered as the measurement around its circumference. (FORMAL) A girl he knew had upset him by commenting on his increasing girth. N-VAR: with supp, oft poss N 2. A girth is a leather strap which is fastened firmly around the middle of a horse to keep the saddle or load in the right place. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. See girt

Moby Thesaurus

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