GIRD

gird. Gird, [g hard] n. pang, twitch, sharp pain, reproach, sneer

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Gird (gẽrd), n. [[See Yard a measure.]] 1. 1. A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.
Conscience . . . is freed from many fearful girds and twinges which the atheist feels. Tillotson. 2. 2. A cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer.
I thank thee for that gird, good Tranio. Shak.