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Word entry · 5 letters

girth

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"Circumference"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ɡɜːθ/Part of speech verb, nounSorted ghirtStarts with GEnds with H2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. tie a cinch around

Word origin

From Middle English girth, gerth, gyrth, from Old Norse gjǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *gerdō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- (“to encircle, enclose; belt”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰 (gairda), Icelandic gjörð. Also related to German Gurt, English gird, Albanian ngërthej (“to tie, bind, fasten”).

Used in a sentence

  • He's a lusty, jolly fellow, that lives well, at least three yards in the girth.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Circumference5 letters
02Cinch5 letters

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