Yard

(v. i.)

A rod; a stick; a staff.

(v. i.)

A branch; a twig.

(v. i.)

A long piece of timber, as a rafter, etc.

(v. i.)

A measure of length, equaling three feet, or thirty-six inches, being the standard of English and American measure.

(v. i.)

The penis.

(v. i.)

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. See Illust. of Ship.

(n.)

An inclosure; usually, a small inclosed place in front of, or around, a house or barn; as, a courtyard; a cowyard; a barnyard.

(n.)

An inclosure within which any work or business is carried on; as, a dockyard; a shipyard.

(v. t.)

To confine (cattle) to the yard; to shut up, or keep, in a yard; as, to yard cows.