girting

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girting - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Girt \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.
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           We here create thee the first duke of Suffolk,
           And girt thee with the sword.            --Shak.
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