Yard
Definition of Yard
| n. | 1. | | | 1. | A rod; a stick; a staff. | | 2. | A branch; a twig. | | 3. | A long piece of timber, as a rafter, etc. | | 4. | A measure of length, equaling three feet, or thirty-six inches, being the standard of English and American measure. | | 5. | The penis. | | 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. | | 7. | (Zool.) A place where moose or deer herd together in winter for pasture, protection, etc. | | 1. | | | 1. | An inclosure; usually, a small inclosed place in front of, or around, a house or barn; as, a courtyard; a cowyard; a barnyard. | | 2. | An inclosure within which any work or business is carried on; as, a dockyard; a shipyard. | | v. t. | 1. | To confine (cattle) to the yard; to shut up, or keep, in a yard; as, to yard cows. |
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