gird

"The fasces were girt about with twine in bundles large."

"The lady girt herself with silver chain, from which she hung a golden shear."

""Seeing the mountain of laundry, I girded myself for the afternoon of folding." "

"His presentation was met with a few applauses and a dismissive gird from a colleague. "

"The disobedient puppy received a light gird with a rolled-up newspaper to discourage him from chewing the furniture. "

"After lifting the heavy box, a sudden gird of pain shot through my back. "

"The students began to gird the clumsy actor when he forgot his lines on stage. "

"The older boys would gird the younger ones about their clumsy attempts to climb the rope. "