girt
/ɡɝt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.95 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A horizontal structural member of post and beam architecture, typically attached to bridge two or more vertical members such as corner posts.
verb
To gird.
verb
To bind horizontally, as with a belt or girdle.
verb
simple past and past participle of gird
Example Sentences
- "There are various ways of tying rafters to sidewalls, and the choices may vary depending on roof pitch. One of the most common is the use of “birdsmouths” cut into the rafter. A notch is cut into the rafter so that the rafter bears down flat upon the doubled top plate of stick framing, or upon the girt in heavy timber framing."
- "Eighty Poles, each of one Foot high, were erected for this purpoſe, and very ſtrong Cords of the bigneſs of Packthread were faſtned by Hooks to many Bandages, which the Workmen had girt round my Neck, my Hands, my Body, and my Legs."
- "Americans being so mad about Australia being better in the olympic swimming is soooooo good like you guys aren't even girt how can you think for a second you make for good competition?"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: girt
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɡɝt/
- British English: /ɡɜːt/
Usage
- British usage
- Australian usage
Inflected Forms
girts (plural)
girts (present, singular)
girting (participle, present)
girted (participle, past)
girted (past)
more girt (comparative)
most girt (superlative)