girth
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ɡɜːθ/
  • (America) IPA: /ɡɝθ/
Noun

girth

  1. A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place.
  2. The part of an animal around which the girth fits.
  3. (informal) One's waistline circumference, most often a large one.
    • Addison
      He's a lusty, jolly fellow, that lives well, at least three yards in the girth.
  4. A small horizontal brace or girder.
  5. The distance measured around an object.
  6. (graph theory) The length of the shortest cycle in a graph.
Synonyms Translations
  • German: Sattelgurt
Translations Translations
  • German: Sattelgurt
  • Russian: подпру́га
  • Spanish: cincha
Translations Verb

girth (girths, present participle girthing; past and past participle girthed)

  1. To bind as if with a girth or band.



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