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Definition of Girths
1. girth [v] - See also: girth
Lexicographical Neighbors of Girths
Literary usage of Girths
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hints on Horsemanship, to a Nephew and Niece; Or, Common Sense and Common by George Greenwood (1861)
"The girths should always be felt after the weight of the rider is in the saddle.
... The girths must cross from the front holder on one side to the back ..."
2. Riding: on the Flat and Across Country: A Guide to Practical Horsemanship by Matthew Horace Hayes (1882)
"girths.—Fitzwilliam girths, which consist of one broad girth attached to the
saddle by two buckles at each side, with an ordinary-shaped girth over it, ..."
3. Experimental Study of Children: Including Anthropometrical and Psycho by Arthur MacDonald (1899)
"Let us inspect the other pair of related curve.! which represent lateral dimensions,
ie, the curves of muscle girths and of body girths. ..."
4. Experimental Sociology. Descriptive and Analytical: Delinquents by Frances Kellor (1901)
"These include weight, height, length of thumbs and of fingers, girths of neck,
bust, waist, abdomen, ankle and calf, foot and hand imprints, ..."
5. London: Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis by David Hughson (1809)
"The girths, which were accurately taken at three feet from the ground, are here
given, with their computed height: Girth. Height, feet. in. feet. ..."
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