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Girth vs Gith - What's the difference?

girth | gith |

As nouns the difference between girth and gith

is that girth is the distance measured around an object while gith is the corncockle.

As a verb girth

is to bind as if with a girth or band.

girth

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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
    • He's a lusty, jolly fellow, that lives well, at least three yards in the girth .
  • A small horizontal brace or girder.

    • Synonyms

    * circumference * cinch

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To bind as if with a girth or band.
    • (Johnson)

    Anagrams

    * (l), (l)

    gith

    English

    Noun

  • The corncockle.
    • (Webster 1913) ----