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GARDENS |
Yards |
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PLAYGROUNDS |
School yards |
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MILE |
1760 yards |
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ACRE |
4840 square yards |
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ACRES |
4840 sq. yards |
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YARDAGE |
A length measured in yards |
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SWAY |
To hoist; as, to sway up the yards. |
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RAP |
A lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn. |
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SIX |
One more than five; twice three; as, six yards. |
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ATRIP |
Hoisted up and ready to be swayed across; -- said of
yards. |
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BRACE |
To move around by means of braces; as, to brace the
yards. |
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HAL'YARD |
A rope or tackle for hoisting or lowering yards,
sails, flags, etc. |
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INC |
A Japanese measure of length equal to about two and one
twelfth yards. |
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SQUARE |
To place at right angles with the keel; as, to square the
yards. |
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FARMERY |
The buildings and yards necessary for the business of a
farm; a homestead. |
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TACKLING |
Furniture of the masts and yards of a vessel, as cordage,
sails, etc. |
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LEA |
A measure of yarn; for linen, 300 yards; for cotton, 120
yards; a lay. |
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HEER |
A yarn measure of six hundred yards or / of a spindle. See
Spindle. |
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PERCH |
A measure of length containing five and a half yards; a rod,
or pole. |
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SCORE |
A distance of twenty yards; -- a term used in ancient
archery and gunnery. |
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SPINDLE |
A yarn measure containing, in cotton yarn, 15,120 yards;
in linen yarn, 14,400 yards. |
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DROP |
To be deep in extent; to descend perpendicularly; as, her
main topsail drops seventeen yards. |
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HULL |
The frame or body of a vessel, exclusive of her masts,
yards, sails, and rigging. |
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GRAPPLING |
A grapple; a struggle. A match for yards in fight, in
grappling for the bear. |
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JEER |
An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting or
lowering the lower yards of a ship. |