- yard stick
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yard stick
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yard|stick — «YAHRD STIHK», noun. 1. a stick one yard long, used for measuring; 36 inch ruler. 2. Figurative. any standard of judgment or comparison: »What yardstick do you use to decide whether your conduct is right or wrong? The food chains…have shown a… … Useful english dictionary
yard·stick — /ˈjɑɚdˌstık/ noun, pl sticks [count] 1 : a long, flat tool that is one yard long and is used to measure things 2 : a rule or specific idea about what is acceptable or desirable that is used to judge or measure something Some feel that test scores … Useful english dictionary
Yard — Yard, n. [OE. yerd, AS. gierd, gyrd, a rod, stick, a measure, a yard; akin to OFries. ierde, OS. gerda, D. garde, G. gerte, OHG. gartia, gerta, gart, Icel. gaddr a goad, sting, Goth. gazds, and probably to L. hasta a spear. Cf. {Gad}, n., {Gird} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yard and Ell — Yard Yard, n. [OE. yerd, AS. gierd, gyrd, a rod, stick, a measure, a yard; akin to OFries. ierde, OS. gerda, D. garde, G. gerte, OHG. gartia, gerta, gart, Icel. gaddr a goad, sting, Goth. gazds, and probably to L. hasta a spear. Cf. {Gad}, n.,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yard — ‘enclosed area’ [OE] and yard ‘three feet’ [OE] are distinct words, both of ancient ancestry. The former probably goes back ultimately to Indo European *ghorto , which also produced Latin cohors ‘court’ (source of English cohort and court) and… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
yard — ‘enclosed area’ [OE] and yard ‘three feet’ [OE] are distinct words, both of ancient ancestry. The former probably goes back ultimately to Indo European *ghorto , which also produced Latin cohors ‘court’ (source of English cohort and court) and… … Word origins
yard — W2S2 [ja:d US ja:rd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(measure)¦ 2¦(enclosed area)¦ 3¦(garden)¦ 4¦(back of house)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1; Origin: Old English geard, gierd stick ] [Sense: 2 4; Origin: Old E … Dictionary of contemporary English
yard — {{11}}yard (n.1) ground around a house, O.E. geard enclosure, garden, court, house, yard, from P.Gmc. *garda (Cf. O.N. garðr enclosure, garden, yard; O.Fris. garda, Du. gaard, O.H.G. garto, Ger. Garten garden; Goth. gards house … Etymology dictionary
Stick — A stick generally refers to a long, slender piece of wood, usually a branch from a tree without the leaves that may be refined.Stick may refer to: *Floorballstick, a small plastic or carbon stick, with a blade, used in floorball *Chopsticks, an… … Wikipedia
stick — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stik, from Old English sticca; akin to Old Norse stik stick, Old English stician to stick Date: before 12th century 1. a woody piece or part of a tree or shrub: as a. a usually dry or dead severed shoot, twig, or … New Collegiate Dictionary
yard — (yd) 1. a traditional unit of distance equal to 3 feet or 36 inches. The word comes from a Saxon word gyrd or gyard meaning a stick, although the unit known as the gyrd in Saxon times was actually the rod1, not the yard. The yard was… … Dictionary of units of measurement
