Girth
Girth (gẽrth) , noun
[Icelandic gjore girdle, or gere girth; akin to Gothic gaírda girdle. See Gird to girt, and compare Girdle, n.]
1.
A band or strap which encircles the body; especially, one by which a saddle is fastened upon the back of a horse.
2.
The measure around any object, such as a body at the waist or belly, or a box; the circumference of anything; as, in order to be acceptable for mailing, the total of height and girth of a package must not exceed 63 inches.
He's a lusty, jolly fellow, that lives well, at least three yards in the girth.
3.
A small horizontal brace or girder.
Girth , transitive verb
[From Girth, n., compare Girt, transitive verb]
To bind as with a girth. [Rare] — Johnson