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girth
UK /ɡɜːθ/ US /ɡɝθ/
noun 5verb 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
incredible, significant
VERB + GIRTH
expanding
GIRTH + NOUN
sequoia
PREP.
from, in
Definitions
noun
1
A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place.
He was standing on the offside of his horse, holding up the flap of his saddle, with the surcingle loosened, and was pointing to the girths. Close to their attachment to the saddle they had been almost cut through with a knife.
2
The part of an animal around which the girth fits.
3
One's waistline circumference, most often a large one.
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; the circumference.
verb
1
To bind as if with a girth or band.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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He was standing on the offside of his horse, holding up the flap of his saddle, with the surcingle loosened, and was pointing to the girths. Close to their attachment to the saddle they had been almos
Wiktionary02
He's a lusty, jolly fellow, that lives well, at least three yards in the girth.
Wiktionary03
Girth is more significant than length.
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The incredible girth of a Sequoia tree is necessary to support its titanic height.
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Due to his expanding girth, he shifted from belts to suspenders.
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