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A rod; a stick; a staff. |
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A branch; a twig. |
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A long piece of timber, as a rafter, etc. |
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A measure of length, equaling three feet, or thirty-six
inches, being the standard of English and American measure. |
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The penis. |
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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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An inclosure; usually, a small inclosed place in front of, or
around, a house or barn; as, a courtyard; a cowyard; a barnyard. |
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An inclosure within which any work or business is carried on;
as, a dockyard; a shipyard. |
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To confine (cattle) to the yard; to shut up, or keep, in a
yard; as, to yard cows. |
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