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Definition of yard
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of yard is as below...
Yard (v. i.) 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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Measure
::
Measure
(v. i.) To be of a
certain
size or
quantity,
or to have a
certain
length,
breadth,
or
thickness,
or a
certain
capacity
according
to a
standard
measure;
as, cloth
measures
three
fourths
of a yard; a tree
measures
three feet in
diameter..
Lugsail
::
Lugsail
(n.) A
square
sail bent upon a yard that hangs
obliquely
to the mast and is
raised
or
lowered
with the sail.
Rap
::
Rap (n.) A lay or skein
containing
120 yards of yarn.
Hopyard
::
Hopyard
(n.) A field where hops are
raised.
Savoyard
::
Savoyard
(n.) A
native
or
inhabitant
of
Savoy.
Doublet
::
Doublet
(a.) One of two or more words in the same
language
derived
by
different
courses
from the same
original
from; as, crypt and grot are
doublets;
also, guard and ward; yard and
garden;
abridge
and
abbreviate,
etc..
Kirkyard
::
Kirkyard
(n.) A
churchyard.
Hull
::
Hull (v. t.) The frame or body of a
vessel,
exclusive
of her
masts,
yards,
sails,
and
rigging..
Sweep
::
Sweep (v. i.) To clean
rooms,
yards,
etc., or to clear away dust, dirt,
litter,
etc., with a
broom,
brush,
or the
like..
Spar
::
Spar (v. t.) A
general
term any round piece of
timber
used as a mast, yard, boom, or
gaff..
Lanyard
::
Lanyard
(n.) A
strong
cord, about
twelve
feet long, with an iron hook at one end a
handle
at the
other,
used in
firing
cannon
with a
friction
tube..
Six
::
Six (a.) One more than five; twice
three;
as, six
yards..
Quirk
::
Quirk (n.) A piece of
ground
taken out of any
regular
ground
plot or
floor,
so as to make a
court,
yard, etc.; --
sometimes
written
quink..
Aloft
::
Aloft
(adv.)
In the top; at the mast head, or on the
higher
yards or
rigging;
overhead;
hence (Fig. and
Colloq.),
in or to
heaven..
Main Yard
::
Main yard () The yard on which the
mainsail
is
extended,
supported
by the
mainmast..
Yardland
::
Yardland
(n.) A
measure
of land of
uncertain
quantity,
varying
from
fifteen
to forty
acres;
a
virgate..
Cockbill
::
Cockbill
(v. t.) To tilt up one end of so as to make
almost
vertical;
as, to
cockbill
the yards as a sign of
mourning..
Yard
::
Yard (v. t.) To
confine
(cattle)
to the yard; to shut up, or keep, in a yard; as, to yard
cows..
Commandant
::
Commandant
(n.) A
commander;
the
commanding
officer
of a
place,
or of a body of men; as, the
commandant
of a
navy-yard..
Tilt-yard
::
Tilt-yard
(n.) A yard or place for
tilting.
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