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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
yard \yard\, n. 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. gazds, and probably to l. hasta a spear. cf.
gad, n., gird, n., gride, v. i., hastate.
1. a rod; a stick; a staff. obs. --p. plowman.
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if men smote it with a yerde. --chaucer.
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2. a branch; a twig. obs.
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the bitter frosts with the sleet and rain
destroyed hath the green in every yerd. --chaucer.
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3. a long piece of timber, as a rafter, etc. obs.
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4. a measure of length, equaling three feet, or thirty-six
inches, being the standard of english and american
measure.
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5. the penis.
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6. naut. 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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7. zool. a place where moose or deer herd together in
winter for pasture, protection, etc.
webster 1913 suppl.
golden yard, or yard and ell astron., a popular name of
the three stars in the belt of orion.
under yard i. e., under the rod, under contract. obs.
--chaucer.
1913 webster
see also:
gad gird gride hastate ship golden yard
yard and ell under yard
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