Definition of girth - WordReference.com Dictionary

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girth
A	noun
	1	cinch, girth
			stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚instrumentality; instrumentation ╚equipment ╚gear; paraphernalia; appurtenances ╚stable gear; saddlery; tack ╚cinch, girth
	2	girth
			the distance around a person's body
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚property ╚magnitude ╚size ╚circumference; perimeter ╚girth ╚spread
B	verb
	1	cinch, girth
			tie a cinch around; "cinch horses"
		Category Tree: connect; link; tie; link up ╚attach ╚fasten; fix; secure ╚cinch, girth
	2	girth, girt, begird, gird
			encircle or bind; "Trees girded the green fields"
		Category Tree: include ╚hold; bear; carry; contain ╚surround; environ; encircle; circle; round; ring ╚girth, girt, begird, gird

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