garth Meaning, Definition & Usage

Garth noun

Etymology

Icel. garr yard. See Yard.

Definitions

1. A close; a yard; a croft; a garden; as, a cloister garth.

   A clapper clapping in a garth To scare the fowl from fruit. Tennyson.

2. A dam or weir for catching fish.

Garth noun

Etymology

Girth.

Definitions

1. A hoop or band. Prov. Eng.