Definitions
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- adjective Without a
girth , orstrap for asaddle .
Etymologies
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girth + -less
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Examples
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He rides with his knees up to his chin: he is a natural horseman, and looks at home in his practically girthless and quite shapeless saddle, which must have given him a pang, if ever he galloped for his life in front of his enemies, and reflected that his safety was dependent upon the breastplate.
In the Tail of the Peacock Isabel Savory
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