Citations:berth

Etymology 1
Alternatively, from an alteration of, , itself of obscure formation. Compare 🇨🇬.
 * Not referenced.

Noun

 * 1)  Chiefly in wide berth: a sufficient space in the water for a ship or other vessel to lie at anchor or manoeuvre without getting in the way of other vessels, or colliding into rocks or the shore.
 * 2)  A place on a vessel to sleep, especially a bed on the side of a cabin.