garth
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noun
1.
Also called cloister garth. an open courtyard enclosed by a cloister.
2.
Archaic. a yard or garden.
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noun
a male given name.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a courtyard surrounded by a cloister |
| 2. | archaic a yard or garden |
| [C14: from Old Norse garthr; related to Old English geard | |
| garth2 (ɡɑːθ) | |
| —n | |
| dialect (Northern English) a child's hoop, often the rim of a bicycle wheel | |
| [dialect variant of | |
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Word Origin & History
garth
"small piece of enclosed ground," northern and western Eng. dialect word, mid-14c., from O.N. garðr "yard, courtyard, fence," cognate of O.E. geard (see yard (1)).
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Example sentences
Garth tries to prevent him from continuing his experiments.
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