~ 1
■ noun
1》 (abbrev.: yd ) a unit of linear measure equal to 3 feet (0.9144 metre).
↘a square or cubic ~, especially of sand or other building materials.
2》 a cylindrical spar, tapering to each end, slung across a ship's mast for a sail to hang from.
3》 US informal one hundred dollars.
Phrases
by the ~ in large numbers or quantities.
Origin
OE gerd , of W. Gmc origin.
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~ 2
■ noun
1》 chiefly Brit. a piece of uncultivated ground adjoining a building, typically one enclosed by walls.
↘an area of land used for a particular purpose or business: a builder's ~.
2》 N. Amer. the garden of a house.
3》 W. Indian a house and the land attached.
↘a residential compound comprising a number of small rented dwellings around a shared open area.
↘ S. African a plot of land accommodating a number of rooms let out as living space.
4》 ( Yard ) (among expatriate Jamaicans) home; Jamaica.
■ verb
1》 N. Amer. store or transport (wood) in or to a timber ~.
2》 put (farm animals) into an enclosure.
Origin
OE geard 'building, home, region', from a Gmc base related to garden and orchard .