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Definition of Girthing
1. girth [v] - See also: girth
Lexicographical Neighbors of Girthing
Literary usage of Girthing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Tree-lifter, Or, a New Method of Transplanting Forest Trees by George Greenwood (1876)
"This fact also strongly corroborates the opinion that the new growth in girthing
is from the downward sap ; for if it were a side-deposit from the upward ..."
2. Hints on Horsemanship, to a Nephew and Niece; Or, Common Sense and Common by George Greenwood (1861)
"... the pressure of the upper part of the stirrup above the foot, and the lower
part on the sole of the foot. girthing. A side-saddle should be girthed very ..."
3. Forestry; a journal of forest and estate management by Francis George Heath, 1843-1913 ed (1881)
"Among some extraordinary specimens at Lawers, the most noticeable were:—A lime
tree girthing at 1 ft. from the ground 21 ft., and at 2 ft., 15 ft. 10 in. ..."
4. British Farmer's Magazine (1862)
"The Hta make a large cl«u, Earl Howe's ox, girthing Some very useful animals ...
Mr. Burberry's 7 years and 8 months old cow (girthing 7 feet 7 inches) is a ..."
5. British Farmer's Magazine (1863)
"Mr. Tennant's roan, which gets the silver cnp as the best female in the cattle
classes, is a great beauty, girthing 8 feet 11 inches, or an inch more than ..."
6. London Trees: Being an Account of the Trees that Succeed in London, with a by Angus Duncan Webster (1920)
"The Pencil Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) is a magnificent specimen, 52 feet in
height, the unusually large trunk girthing 7 feet at a yard from the ground. ..."
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