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girth

[gurth] / gɜrθ /
NOUN
measurement around the waist
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NOUN
a band
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Not every Girth and Mirther, of course, emerged from such dire straits; some merely wanted to socialize without fretting about their bodies.

From Slate • Aug. 8, 2014

Whitesel’s book focuses primarily on Girth and Mirth, a nationwide social club of fat men who hang out with each other to dodge the stressful expectations of the larger gay community.

From Slate • Aug. 8, 2014

"Draws could be decided by the team with fewest snoods on display, or the team in possession of the fewest Twitter accounts" - Girth Jenkyns.

From The Guardian • Jan. 10, 2011

Heck, not even Big Girth could strip out bolts or round off heads using a set of Drapers!

From Time Magazine Archive

Round the curve 73 From tip to tip 48 Girth at base 14 The next largest head to this is the very fine one in the Indian Museum, presented by Major Biddulph:—       Inches.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage




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