GIRTpret.
and pp. of gird.
GIRTv.t.
To gird; to surround.
[This verb, if derived from the noun, girt, may be proper.]
GIRT
GIRTH, n. The band or strap by which a saddle or any burden on a horse's back is made fast, by passing under his belly.
1. A circular bandage.
2. The compass measured by a firth or inclosing bandage.
He's a lusty, jolly fellow, that lives well, at least three yards in the girth.