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\Girt\,
imp. & p. p. of {Gird}.
\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.
We here create thee the first duke of Suffolk, And girt
thee with the sword. --Shak.
\Girt\, 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.
\Girt\ (g[~e]rt), n.
Same as {Girth}.
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