What is a measure of length, equaling three feet, or thirty-six inches, being the standard of English and American measure called?
yard — A measure of length, equaling three feet, or thirty-six inches, being the standard of English and American measure. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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