Yard

  • 101yard sale — ☆ yard sale n. a sale of used or unwanted possessions, as household articles, often held in the yard of a house …

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  • 102yard|mas|ter — «YAHRD MAS tuhr, MAHS », noun. the man in charge of a railroad yard …

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  • 103yard|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… …

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  • 104Yard Repair Berthing and Messing — were large unpropelled barges used by the Brown Water Navy by the U.S. during the Vietnam War, as bases for specialized river boats. These vessels bore the hull classification symbol YRBM …

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  • 105Yard of Blonde Girls — is a song written by sisters Audrey Clark and Lori Kramer of the 360s and the Paper Squares, who were performing together in the late nineties as Pendulum Floors. Inger Lorre contributed additional lyrics on the second verse and Jeff Buckley… …

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  • 106yard goods — yard′ goods n. pl. tex piece goods • Etymology: 1900–05 …

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  • 107yard sale — yard′ sale n. cvb garage sale • Etymology: 1970–75 …

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  • 108yard|arm — «YAHRD AHRM», noun. either end of a long, slender beam or pole which supports a square sail …

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  • 109yard|bird — «YAHRD BURD», noun. Slang. 1. an army recruit: »The hero is a bemused, irreverent yardbird who gets himself and his officers into every kind of Army life trouble (Newsweek). 2. a member of any one of the armed forces, restricted to camp or given… …

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  • 110yard|land — «YAHRD LAND», noun. an area of land held by a tenant in villeinage in early English manors, varying in different counties from 15 to 40 acres …

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