Yard

yard, n. A measure of length, 3 feet, or 36 inches, being the standard of Eng. and Amer. measure; a rod 3 feet long; a yardstick; the male member or organ; penis. (Naut.) A long, slender piece of timber, nearly cylindrical, suspended cro wise upon the mast, by which a sail extended see Ship. [ME. yerde, a stick, also the measure, AS. gyrd, gierd, D. garde, G. gerte, a stick, switch, OHG. ga'rt, Icgad'lr, AS. gad, Goth, gazds = E. goad, god, q. v.] —Yard'-arm, n. (Naut.) Either half of a ship's yard, from the center or mast to the end. [Ships are said to be yard-arm and yard-arm when so near as to touch or interlock their yards.] stick, -wand, n. A stick 3 feet in length, used as a measure of cloth, etc.