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Girth
noun
the distance around the outside of a thick or fat object, like a tree or a body:
The oak was two metres in girth.
humorous His ample girth was evidence of his love of good food.
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girth noun (HORSE EQUIPMENT)
[ C ]
the strap that goes around the middle of a horse to keep the saddle (= rider's seat) or the load in the right position:
Loosen the girth a little.
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(Definition of girth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
girth | AMERICAN DICTIONARY
girth
noun [ U ]
US /ˈɡɜrθ/
the distance around the outside of a thick or fat object, like a tree or a body:
He was a man of massive girth.
(Definition of girth from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
EXAMPLES of girth
girth
The farm does not use girths or tethers, but it does use stalls for breeding sows.
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I have spent a great deal of time over the years making sure that their girths are done up.
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