Thesaurus: girth

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1. n. A band or strap which encircles the body; especially, one by which a saddle is fastened upon the back of a horse.
2. n. The measure round the body, as at the waist or belly; the circumference of anything.
3. n. A small horizontal brace or girder.
4. v. t. To bind as with a girth.
5. n. the distance around a person's body
6. n. stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place
7. v. tie a cinch around
8. 1. A band or strap which encircles the body; especially, one by which a saddle is fastened upon the back of a horse. 2. The measure round the body, as at the waist or belly; the circumference of anything. He's a lu sty, jolly fellow, that lives well, at least three yards in the girth. Addison. 3. A small horizontal brace or girder. To bind as with a girth. [R.] Johnson.
9. To bind as with a girth. [R.] Johnson.
10. n:100 n. the distance around a person's body