Definitions

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  • adjective Without a girth, or strap for a saddle.

Etymologies

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girth +‎ -less

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Examples

  • 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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