Girt (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb
  1. a simple past tense and past participle of gird1.
verb (used with object)
  1. an uncommon variant of gird1 (def. 1).
noun, verb (used with object)
  1. a variant of girth.
noun
  1. Carpentry.
    • a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
    • a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
  2. (in certain hand presses) one of a pair of leather straps having one end fastened to the bed and the other to the rounce, for drawing the bed under the platen.
verb
  1. a past tense and past participle of gird 1
adjective
  1. moored securely to prevent swinging
verb
  1. to bind or encircle; gird
  2. to measure the girth of (something)
Girt (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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