girth
IPA: gˈɝθ
noun
- A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place.
- The part of an animal around which the girth fits.
- (informal) One's waistline circumference, most often a large one.
- A small horizontal brace or girder.
- The distance measured around an object.
- (graph theory) The length of the shortest cycle in a graph.
verb
- To bind as if with a girth or band.
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Examples of "girth" in Sentences
- One can take a girthing decagon of this figure.
- The tack is simpler, and the girth is grey blue.
- The girth of an object is a measurement around it.
- It is the support piece attached to the harness girth.
- The girth around the horse's belly is a dark faded red.
- The goal of clamping is to increase the girth of the penis.
- The girth is augmented with transplantation of the patient's fat.
- The girth of the horse's saddle snaps and he falls to the ground.
- It is proud of bearing, deep of girth and strong of back and quarters.
- A strap that goes more loosely under the belly of the horse, outside the girth.
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