girth

The definition of girth is the distance around someone or something, or a strap that goes around an animal's body to secure a load.

(noun)

When you have a 32 inch waist size, this is an example of a time when you have a 32 inch girth.
A strap that is used to hold a saddle on a horse is an example of a girth.

See girth in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a band put around the belly of a horse or other animal for holding a saddle, pack, etc.
the circumference, as of a tree trunk or person's waist

Origin: ME gerth < ON gjörth < base of gyrtha, to encircle, akin to OE gyrdan: see gird

transitive verb

intransitive verb

to measure in girth

See girth in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The distance around something; the circumference.
Size; bulk: a person of large girth.
A strap encircling an animal's body in order to secure a load or saddle on its back; a cinch.

transitive verb girthed, girth·ing, girths