Yard

yärd, n. an English measure of 3 feet or 36 inches: a long beam on a mast for spreading square sails: the penis.— ns. Yard′-arm , either half of a ship's yard (right or left) from the centre to the end; Yard′stick , a stick 3 feet long, any standard of measurement—also Yard′wand . [A.S. gyrd , gierd , a rod, measure; Dut. garde , Ger. gerte ; further conn. with Goth. gazds , a stick, L. hasta , a spear.]