Noun The tree is about two meters in girth. a person of large girth a girth of about two meters Verb you'll need to make sure you girth the saddle tightly or you'll fall off the horse his arms couldn't quite girth the stone column
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Noun
One of them was 43.5 inches long and had a girth of 25.25 inches. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2022 The foot has length, width, instep girth, arch height, and metatarsal toe bar measurements, to cite just a few. Greg Tunney, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022 For a custom fit, try a jacket that bases sizes on the dog’s girth and comes with adjustable straps. Kelley Rebori, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2022 Even from the opposite side of a dry lake, there's no mistaking the Bronco Raptor's girth. David Beard, Car and Driver, 20 June 2022 His quickness is impressive given his girth, but not on an absolute level. Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 July 2022 Grisak’s fish weighed .03 pounds and measured 4.41 inches in length with a girth of 2.6 inches and was caught on a dry fly, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 July 2022 The testing, which was completed at either the Nike campus or the University of Exeter, included a bunch of body measurements like height, weight, body fat, lung function, and the length and girth of various parts of the leg and foot. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2020 For starters, Shedd himself was engaged in much of the same alleged behavior — accepting hotel rooms, meals and the services of prostitutes from Leonard Glenn Francis, the gregarious contractor nicknamed for his girth. Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English gerth, girth "belt securing a horse's saddle, hoop around a barrel or tub," borrowed from Old Norse *gerðu-, base of gjǫrð "belt, girth," going back to Germanic *gerđō (whence also Middle Dutch darmgherde "girth," Gothic gairda "belt"), from an e-grade derivative of the root seen in *gurđjan- "to encircle with a belt" — more at gird entry 1
Verb
Middle English gerthen, girthen, derivative of gerth, girthgirth entry 1