To bind as if with a girth or band.
One's waistline circumference, most often a large one.
A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place.
The length of the shortest cycle in a graph.
The part of an animal around which the girth fits.
A small horizontal brace or girder.
The distance measured around an object.
To form a pact; to make a binding agreement.
A pact, an agreement.