garth | A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

Garth
·noun A hoop or band. II. Garth ·noun A dam or weir for catching fish. III. Garth ·noun A close; a...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
fold-garth
a fold, a farm-yard, taken simply. North. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
kirk-garth
a church-yard. York, West Riding. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
fish-garth
The water shut in by a dam or weir by the side of a river for securing fish. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Garth, Sir Samuel
(1661-1719) Physician and poet, b. at Bolam in the county of Durham, and ed. at Camb., he settled a...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin