Girthline

Quick meaning: Girthline is a noun meaning The circumference of an animal, measured under the belly and over the back; the part of the animal over which the girth fits.

Meaning

The circumference of an animal, measured under the belly and over the back; the part of the animal over which the girth fits.

More Meanings

1. A real or imaginary line around the girth of something.
2. A rope or cable that attaches around the girth of something.

Example Sentences

Pay close attention to the areas that the saddle will touch — withers, back, girthline, and belly.

Breslau let out another hole in its belt recently, extending its municipal girthline to include a number of suburbs.

Next Carole examined Dime's back, where the saddle rested, and his girthline, where the girth fastened around his middle.

Then the lining (right side out over the sleeve) was temporarily basted to the sleeve at the girthline and above the Wrist.

Word Forms

• girthlines

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include girth, girtline, gullet, digirth, gapeline, girdlestead.

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