GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Girth (gẽrth), n. [Icel. gjörð girdle, or gerð girth; akin to Goth. gaírda 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.
   
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   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”.
   
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   He's a lusty, jolly fellow, that lives well, at least three yards in the girth. Addison.
   
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   3. A small horizontal brace or girder.
   
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   Girth, v. t. [From Girth, n., cf. Girt, v. t.] To bind as with a girth. [R.]  Johnson.
   
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