Definition of "garth" []

• A grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters. (noun)
• Archaic A yard, garden, or paddock. (noun)

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• "Sister Benedicta, our best gardener at Polesworth, came here with me, the garth is her preserve."
• ""by 'garth' meaning 'garden': a good word, and why the devil it should be obsolescent is more than I can tell you --""
• "[Footnote: Aasgaard was the 'garth' or home of the gods."