garth

[ gahrth ]

/ gɑrθ /

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noun

Also called cloister garth . an open courtyard enclosed by a cloister.

Archaic. a yard or garden.

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Origin of garth

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Old Norse garthr “farm, farmyard, courtyard”; see yard²

Words nearby garth

garryowen, garter, garter belt, garter snake, garter stitch, garth, Gärtner's bacillus, garvey, Garvey, Marcus, Gary, gas

Other definitions for garth (2 of 2)

Garth

[ gahrth ]

/ gɑrθ /

noun

a male given name.

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How to use garth in a sentence

Wayne and Garth in the movie “Wayne’s World” draw blanks when trying to say anything about the state.
Lovely, little Delaware — long famous for corporations, chickens and credit cards — is ready for its big moment|Karen Heller|January 12, 2021|Washington Post
Steve Garth, who works in Circular Quay, was inside the Cartier jewelry store near the café when the siege began.
Jihadi Siege in Sydney Ends in Gunfight|Courtney Subramanian, Lennox Samuels, Chris Allbritton|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Whether or not one likes the music of Garth Brooks, it is arguable that he is the last and only populist in pop culture.
I'm Not Country or Pop. I'm Just Pure Garth Brooks.|David Masciotra|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For me, it's The Cricket in Times Square, written by George Selden and illustrated by Garth Williams.
Cathleen Schine’s Favorite New York Books|Cathleen Schine|July 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST

After that, she went right into the WB sitcom, What I Like About You, in which Bynes and Jennie Garth played sisters.
Amanda Bynes Quits Hollywood: Behind Her Erratic Behavior|Jacob Bernstein|April 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
When a man starts warbling through Garth Brooks “Shameless,” Pixie does an interpretative dance on the stage.
The Worst Strip Club in Vegas|Richard Abowitz|September 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Not Sir Samuel Garth, though, if this be a representative taste of his quality.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
Seldom art thou seen in our garth; and that is a pity of thee.
The Story of the Glittering Plain|William Morris
The garden had contained fruit trees; but these he stubbed up, and instead planted the whole garth with potatoes.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events|S. Baring-Gould
A noticeable feature of the cloister garth is a Norman arch belonging to a doorway that appears to be of later date.
Yorkshire Painted And Described|Gordon Home
Gladly I rode hack with my news to find Ingvar in the ship garth, and there I told him who came.
Wulfric the Weapon Thane|Charles W. Whistler

British Dictionary definitions for garth (1 of 2)

garth¹

/ (ɡɑːθ) /

noun

a courtyard surrounded by a cloister

archaic a yard or garden

Word Origin for garth

C14: from Old Norse garthr; related to Old English geard yard ²

British Dictionary definitions for garth (2 of 2)

garth²

/ (ɡɑːθ) /

noun

Northern English dialect a child's hoop, often the rim of a bicycle wheel

Word Origin for garth

dialect variant of girth

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