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gird (up) (one's) loins

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gird 1   (gûrd)   
v.   gird·ed or girt (gûrt), gird·ing, girds

v.   tr.

    1. To encircle with a belt or band.

    2. To fasten or secure (clothing, for example) with a belt or band.

    3. To surround. See Synonyms at surround.

  2. To equip or endow.

  3. To prepare (oneself) for action.

v.   intr.
To prepare for action: "Men still spoke of peace but girded more sternly for war" (W. Bruce Lincoln).

[Middle English girden, from Old English gyrdan; see gher-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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