gird
[definition 2]Pronunciation: /gərd/
• archaic
verb
[no object]
Make cutting or critical remarks: they girded at the committee
noun
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A cutting or critical remark; a taunt.
Origin
Middle English (in the sense 'strike, stab'): of unknown origin.
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Just for the record, we who engage in the WotD support one another, embrace the novice, cheer the maven. Any gird is humor, jest, wit (or halfwit, anyway).
[In spite of the disclaimer, it is wise to gird oneself, to be prepared. A bad pun can strike at any moment. Gird 1:(Encircle (a person or part of the body) with a belt or band.]
