girth
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
transitive verb
- to girdle; encircle
- to fasten or bind with a girth
intransitive verb
to measure in girth
See girth in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(gûrth)
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 - To measure the circumference of.
- To encircle.
- To secure with a girth.
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