girt

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Girted; p. pr. & vb. n. Girting. ] [ From Girt, n., cf. Girth, v. ] To gird; to encircle; to invest by means of a girdle; to measure the girth of; as, to girt a tree. [ 1913 Webster ]

We here create thee the first duke of Suffolk,
And girt thee with the sword. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Naut.) Bound by a cable; -- used of a vessel so moored by two anchors that she swings against one of the cables by force of the current or tide. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Girth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Icel. gjörð girdle, or gerð girth; akin to Goth. gaírda girdle. See Gird to girt, and cf. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

He's a lusty, jolly fellow, that lives well, at least three yards in the girth. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A small horizontal brace or girder. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ From Girth, n., cf. Girt, v. t. ] To bind as with a girth. [ R. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]