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girt1 definition

girt (gʉrt)

transitive verb

gird
girt2 definition

girt (gʉrt)

transitive verb

  1. to gird; girdle
  2. to fasten with a girth
  3. to measure the girth of

Etymology: ME girten, var. of girden: see gird

intransitive verb

to measure in girth

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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