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Girth
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- 1 A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place. countable, uncountable
"He was standing on the offside of his horse, holding up the flap of his saddle, with the surcingle loosened, and was pointing to the girths. Close to their attachment to the saddle they had been almost cut through with a knife."
- 2 stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place wordnet
- 3 The part of an animal around which the girth fits. countable, uncountable
- 4 the distance around a person's body wordnet
- 5 One's waistline circumference, most often a large one. countable, informal, uncountable
"He's a lusty, jolly fellow, that lives well, at least three yards in the girth."
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- 6 A small horizontal brace or girder. countable, uncountable
- 7 The distance measured around an object; the circumference. countable, uncountable
- 8 The length of the shortest cycle in a graph. countable, uncountable
- 1 To bind as if with a girth or band.
- 2 tie a cinch around wordnet
Etymology
From Middle English girth, gerth, gyrth, from Old Norse gjǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *gerdō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- (“to encircle, enclose; belt”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰 (gairda), Icelandic gjörð. Also related to German Gurt, English gird, Albanian ngërthej (“to tie, bind, fasten”).
From Middle English girth, gerth, gyrth, from Old Norse gjǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *gerdō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- (“to encircle, enclose; belt”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰 (gairda), Icelandic gjörð. Also related to German Gurt, English gird, Albanian ngërthej (“to tie, bind, fasten”).
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