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ce of anything. He's a lu sty, jolly fellow, that lives well, at least three yards in the girth. Addison.

so as to cover the belly. Shak. -- Belly fretting, the chafing of a horse's belly with a girth. Johnson. -- Belly timber, food. [Ludicrous] Prior. -- Belly worm, a worm that breeds or lives in the belly (stomach or intestines). Johnson.

A band that passes under the belly of a horse and holds the saddle or harness in place; a girth.

A strong saddle girth, as of canvas. [West. U. S.]

A girth. [R.] See Surcingle.

he wooden stock under the barrel, forward of the trigger guard, or breech frame. -- Fore girth, a girth for the fore part (of a horse, etc.); a martingale. -- Fore hammer, a sledge hammer, working alternately, or in time, with the hand hammer. -- Fore leg, one of the front legs of a quadruped, or multiped, or of a c…

To gird; to encircle; to invest by means of a girdle; to measure the girth of; as, to girt a tree. We here create thee the first duke of Suffolk, And girt thee with the sword. Shak.

A strap for tightening a saddle girth. [Western U. S. & Sp. Amer.]

A strap fastened to a horse's girth, passing between his fore legs, and fastened to the bit, or now more commonly ending in two rings, through which the reins pass. It is intended to hold down the head of the horse, and prevent him from rearing.

ect Jan. 1, 1913. Parcels must not exceed 11 pounds in weight nor 72 inches in length and girth combined. Provision is made from insuring parcels up to $50.00, and also for sending parcels C.O.D. The rates of postage vary with the distance. See Zone, below.

ck, furnished with stirrups for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or tricycle.

A saddle girth made of leather, canvas, woven horsehair, or woven grass. [Western U.S.]

A belt, band, or girth which passes over a saddle, or over anything laid on a horse's back, to bind it fast.

A woven band of cotton or flax, used for reins, girths, bed bottoms, etc.