Yard

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vi A branch; a twig.

II. Yard ·vi A rod; a stick; a staff.

III. Yard ·vi The Penis.

IV. Yard ·vi A long piece of timber, as a rafter, ·etc.

V. Yard ·vt To confine (cattle) to the yard; to shut up, or keep, in a yard; as, to yard cows.

VI. Yard ·noun An inclosure within which any work or business is carried on; as, a dockyard; a shipyard.

VII. Yard ·add. ·noun A place where moose or deer herd together in winter for pasture, protection, ·etc.

VIII. Yard ·vi A measure of length, equaling three feet, or thirty-six inches, being the standard of English and American measure.

IX. Yard ·noun An inclosure; usually, a small inclosed place in front of, or around, a house or barn; as, a courtyard; a cowyard; a barnyard.

X. Yard ·vi 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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