OVERGIRD

Etymology

Verb

overgird (third-person singular simple present overgirds, present participle overgirding, simple past and past participle overgirt or overgirded)

(transitive) To gird too closely.

Anagrams

• river dog, river god

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*gird", v. t.

Definition: To gird too closely. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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