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

Girdle
·noun The zodiac; also, the equator. II. Girdle ·noun A thin bed or stratum of stone. III. Girdle ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Girdle
1) Heb. hagor, a girdle of any kind worn by soldiers (1 Sam. 18:4; 2 Sam. 20:8; 1 Kings 2:5; 2 Kings...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
girdle
An additional planking over the wales or bends. Also, a frapping for girding a ship. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Girdle
an essential article of dress in the East, and worn by both men and women. The common girdle was mad...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
to girdle a tree
In America, to make a circular incision, like a belt, through the bark and alburnum of a tree to kil...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.