Topic: HORSES
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old Norse |
| Origin: | gjörth |
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girth
[countable]
[countable]1TM the size of something or someone large when you measure around them rather than measuring their height : 
the enormous girth of the treeHe was a tall man, of considerable girth (=he was fat).
the enormous girth of the treeHe was a tall man, of considerable girth (=he was fat).2DSH a band of leather which is passed tightly around the middle of a horse to keep a saddle or load firmly in position
