| Yard (yard) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Yard |
| [OE. yerd, AS.
gierd, gyrd, a rod, stick, a measure, a yard; akin to
OFries. ierde, OS. gerda, D. garde, G.
gerte, OHG. gartia, gerta, gart, Icel.
gaddr a goad, sting, Goth. |
A rod; a stick; a staff.
A branch; a twig.
A long piece of timber, as a rafter,
etc.
A measure of length, equaling three feet,
or thirty-six inches, being the standard of English and American
measure.
The penis.
A long piece of timber,
nearly cylindrical, tapering toward the ends, and designed to support
and extend a square sail. A yard is usually hung by the center to the
mast. See Illust. of Ship.
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An inclosure; usually, a small inclosed
place in front of, or around, a house or barn; as, a courtyard;
a cowyard; a barnyard.
An inclosure within which any work or
business is carried on; as, a dockyard; a
shipyard.
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To confine (cattle) to
the yard; to shut up, or keep, in a yard; as, to yard
cows.
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| Yard (yard) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Yard |
| (Zoöl.) |
A
place where moose or deer herd together in winter for pasture,
protection, etc.
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