girth

Universal Words noun 1 [U,C] the measurement around sth, especially a person's waist: a man of enormous girth * a tree one metre in girth / with a girth of one metre * He rested his hands on his broad girth (= his large stomach). 2 [C] a leather or cloth strap that is fastened around the middle of a horse to keep the seat, (called a SADDLE), or a load in place