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GIRTHED
Etymology
Adjective
girthed (comparative more girthed, superlative most girthed)
Of a sizeable girth; portly.
Anagrams
• dighter, girdeth, righted
Source: Wiktionary
GIRTH
Girth, n. Etym: [Icel. gjör girdle, or ger girth; akin to Goth. gaĂrda 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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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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