YARDSTICK


Meaning of YARDSTICK in English

/yahrd"stik'/ , n.

1. a stick a yard long, commonly marked with subdivisions, used for measuring.

2. any standard of measurement or judgment: Test scores are not the only yardstick of academic achievement.

[ 1810-20, Amer.; YARD 1 + STICK 1 ]

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