Girth
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡɜːθ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Girth is a noun meaning A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place.
Meaning
A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place.
More Meanings
- The part of an animal around which the girth fits.
- (informal) One's waistline circumference, most often a large one.
- A small horizontal brace or girder.
- The distance measured around an object; the circumference.
- (graph theory) The length of the shortest cycle in a graph.
- To bind as if with a girth or band.
Example Sentences
He's a lusty, jolly fellow, that lives well, at least three yards in the girth.
He was standing on the offside of his horse, holding up the flap of his saddle, with the surcingle loosened, and was pointing to the girths. Close to their attachment to the saddle they had been almost cut through with a knife.
Word Forms
- girths
- girthing
- girthed
Synonyms for girth
Depending on context, synonyms include circumference, cinch, gird, begird.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cinch, gird, begird, strap, webbing, tour.
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