girth - Definition and Meaning

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(noun)

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the measurement around the middle of something, especially a person's waist

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idle men of great girth

an ivy-clad tree of immense girth

a pike with a girth of 24 inches

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(noun)

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a band attached to a saddle and fastened around a horse's belly to keep the saddle in place

(verb)

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surround; encircle

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the four seas that girth Britain