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n. A rod; a stick; a staff. A branch; a twig. A long piece of timber, as a rafter, etc. A measure of length, equaling three feet, or thirty-six inches, being the standard of English and American measure. The penis.

 - (Naut.) 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. Golden Yard, or Yard and Ell

 - (Astron.), a popular name of the three stars in the belt of Orion.

 - Under yard, under ...