girt

v., girt·ed, girt·ing, girts.

v.tr.

1. To gird.
2. To secure with a girth.
3. To measure the girth of.

v.intr.
To measure in girth.

[Variant of GIRD¹.]

girt² (gûrt)
v.
A past tense and a past participle of gird¹.

verb

To encircle with or as if with a band: band¹, begird, belt, cincture, compass, encompass, engirdle, gird, girdle, ring¹. Archaic engird. See edge/center.

A horizontal structural member in the framing, 3 of an early timber-framed house, typically supporting the ends of the ceiling joists and acting as the main horizontal support for the floor above; often located about halfway between the groundsill, 2 and the horizontal timber at the top of the wall (the top plate) The term girt often is preceded by an adjective indicating its position; for example, front girt denotes a heavy timber that runs horizontally along the front of the house; rear girt denotes a heavy timber that runs horizontally along the rear face of the house; chimney girt denotes a heavy timber that acts a main horizontal support between chimney posts. See illustration under timber-framed house.

girt, 2

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: encircle or bind
  Synonyms: girth, begird, gird

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