GIRTH

cinch, girth

(noun) stable gear consisting of a band around a horse’s belly that holds the saddle in place

girth

(noun) the distance around a person’s body

cinch, girth

(verb) tie a cinch around; “cinch horses”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

girth (countable and uncountable, plural girths)

A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place.

The part of an animal around which the girth fits.

(informal) One's waistline circumference, most often a large one.

• Addison

A small horizontal brace or girder.

The distance measured around an object.

(graph theory) The length of the shortest cycle in a graph.

Synonyms

• circumference

• cinch

Verb

girth (third-person singular simple present girths, present participle girthing, simple past and past participle girthed)

To bind as if with a girth or band.

Anagrams

• grith, right

Source: Wiktionary

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Girth, n. Etym: [Icel. gjör girdle, or ger girth; akin to Goth. gaírda 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.

Girth, v. t. Etym: [From Girth, n., cf. Girt, v. t.]

Definition: To bind as with a girth. [R.] Johnson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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