Yard
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A long piece of timber, nearly cylindrical, tapering toward theends, and designed to support and extend a square sail. A yard isusually hung by the center to the mast. See Illust. of Ship. GoldenYard, or Yard and Ell (Astron.), a popular name the three stars inthe belt of Orion.-- Under yard [i. e., under the rod], under contract. [Obs.]Chaucer.
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hanging ground. chilling ground, home, area where you live
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your home
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Colloquialism for the country of Jamaica
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Prison. Refers to prison yards in correctional facilities.
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The word for a house
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house, home place where you live
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Yard in Yachting. A spar slung from a mast on that a sail is hung.
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[Slang] for [100] usually refers to [currency]
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