'Girth' definitions:

Definition of 'girth'

From: WordNet
noun
The distance around a person's body
noun
Stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place [syn: cinch, girth]
verb
Tie a cinch around; "cinch horses" [syn: cinch, girth]

Definition of 'Girth'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The measure around any object, such as a body at the waist or belly, or a box; the circumference of anything; as, in order to be acceptable for mailing, the total of height and girth of a package must not exceed 63 inches. [1913 Webster +PJC]
  • He's a lusty, jolly fellow, that lives well, at least three yards in the girth. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A small horizontal brace or girder. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Girth'

From: GCIDE
  • Girth \Girth\, v. t. [From Girth, n., cf. Girt, v. t.] To bind as with a girth. [R.] --Johnson. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'girth'

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