girth
[noun]
Synonyms: circumference, bulk, measure, size

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girth /ɡɜːθ $ ɡɜːrθ/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old Norse; Origin: gjörth]

1. the size of something or someone large when you measure around them rather than measuring their height:
the enormous girth of the tree
He was a tall man, of considerable girth (=he was fat).

2. a band of leather which is passed tightly around the middle of a horse to keep a saddle or load firmly in position

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