yard

yard
yard
yard1 [yärd]
n.
[ME yerde < OE gierd, rod, staff, yard measure, akin to obs. Ger gerte, rod < IE * g̑hazdho-, var. of base * ghasto-, rod, pole > L hasta, pole, spear]
1.
a) a unit of length in the FPS system, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches (0.9144 meter): abbrev. yd
b) a cubic yard, equal to 27 cubic feet or 46,656 cubic inches (0.7646 cubic meter)
2. Naut.
a) a slender rod or spar, tapering toward the ends, fastened at right angles across a mast to support a sail
b) the transverse member of a mast on non-sailing ships: used to hold signal flags, lights, etc.
☆ 3. [Old Slang] one hundred dollars or, sometimes, one thousand dollars
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the whole nine yards [< ?]
Informal everything, or the limit
yard2 [yärd]
n.
[ME yerd < OE geard, enclosure, akin to ON garthr, OHG gart,GARDEN < IE * gherdh-, to enclose, surround (> GIRDLE, Russ górod, town) < base * g̑her-, to grasp, contain]
1.
a) the space or grounds surrounding or surrounded by a building or group of buildings: often in combination [churchyard, farmyard, etc.]
b) a plot of grass adjacent to a building, house, etc.
2. a pen or other enclosure for livestock or poultry
3. an enclosed place used for a particular purpose or business [a lumberyard, shipyard]
4. a place where wild deer, moose, etc. herd together for feeding during the winter
5. a railroad center where trains are made up, serviced, switched from track to track, etc.
vt.
to put, keep, or enclose in a yard: often with up
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the Yard
[Informal] short for SCOTLAND YARD

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