| girl | 1. A young person of either sex; a child. 2. A female child, from birth to the age of puberty; a young maiden. 3. A female servant; a maidservant. 4. <zoology> A roebuck two years old. Origin: OE. Girle, gerle, gurle, a girl (in sense 1): cf. LG. Gor child. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| girrock | <zoology> A garfish. Origin: Cf. Prov. F. Chicarou. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| girt | To gird; to encircle; to invest by means of a girdle; to measure the girth of; as, to girt a tree. "We here create thee the first duke of Suffolk, And girt thee with the sword." (Shak) Origin: From Girt, cf. Girth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |