as in to wrap
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt
you'll need to make sure you girth the saddle tightly or you'll fall off the horse
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Recent Examples of girth
Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Trees have persistent, woody tops and increase in size by producing new growth at the tips of branches and by growing in trunk/stem girth.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 29 Nov. 2024
Aging a buck after peak rut: Forget girth because a buck can lose 25 percent of his body weight chasing and breeding does.
—Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
Instead, Barkley leaned into the constant digs at his girth.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 19 July 2024
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Stuck deep down below (especially Homer, who is literally stuck in a tunnel because of his girth), Lisa begins to tell him a story.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Trees have persistent, woody tops and increase in size by producing new growth at the tips of branches and by growing in trunk/stem girth.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 29 Nov. 2024
Aging a buck after peak rut: Forget girth because a buck can lose 25 percent of his body weight chasing and breeding does.
—Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
Instead, Barkley leaned into the constant digs at his girth.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 19 July 2024
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“Girth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girth. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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