Girth (?), n. [Icel. gjor girdle, or ger girth; akin to Goth. ga�xa1;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.
2.
The measure round the body, as at the waist or belly; the circumference of anything.
He's a lu
sty, jolly fellow, that lives well, at least three yards in the girth.
Addison.
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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