Yard

ykrd, n. an E. meahure of 3 feet or 36 inches a long beam on a mast for spreading square sails. [A. S. geard, gyrd a rod, measure Dut. gard, Ger. gerte further conn, with Goth. gazds) a stick, and G. hasta, a pole, a spear.] Yard, yard, w.an inclosed place, esp. near a building. [A.S. geard, hedge, inclosurc; Goth. gards, Ger. garten conn, with L. hortus Gr. chortos. See Court, Cohort, and Garden.]