What does "girth" mean?
Girth: 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.
Additional senses
- 2.A small horizontal brace or girder.
- 3.To bind as with a girth. [R.] Johnson.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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