Definitions
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
01“Circumference”5 letters
02“Cinch”5 letters
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