Gird vs Girth - What's the difference?
gird | girth |
To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
To encircle with, or as if with a belt.
To prepare oneself for an action.
A sarcastic remark.
* Shakespeare
A stroke with a rod or switch.
A severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.
* Tillotson
To jeer at.
* Shakespeare
To jeer.
* Shakespeare
The distance measured around an object.
A band passed under the belly of an animal to hold various types of saddles in place.
* '>citation
The part of an animal around which the girth fits.
(informal) One's waistline circumference, most often a large one.
* Addison
A small horizontal brace or girder.
As verbs the difference between gird and girth
is that gird is to bind with a flexible rope or cord while girth is to bind as if with a girth or band.As nouns the difference between gird and girth
is that gird is a sarcastic remark while girth is the distance measured around an object.gird
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) .Verb
- The fasces were girt about with twine in bundles large.
- The lady girt herself with silver chain, from which she hung a golden shear.
- Our home is girt by sea... -
Etymology 2
Noun
(en noun)- I thank thee for that gird , good Tranio.
- Conscience is freed from many fearful girds and twinges which the atheist feels.
Verb
(en verb)- Being moved, he will not spare to gird the gods.
- Men of all sorts take a pride to gird at me.
girth
English
Noun
(en noun)- He's a lusty, jolly fellow, that lives well, at least three yards in the girth .
