yarder

English

noun
Definitions
  • (forestry) A motor-driven logging machine which transports logs by means of a system of cables and winches.
  • (in combination) Something that is a stated number of yards in some dimension - such as a ten-yarder.

Etymology

Suffix from English yard (rod, stick, enclosure, enclosed area, space, an enclosure, unit of length equal to 3 feet, staff, beam, enclosed area designated for a specific purpose, area).

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yard

Gloss

rod, stick, enclosure, enclosed area, space, an enclosure, unit of length equal to 3 feet, staff, beam, enclosed area designated for a specific purpose, area

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棒

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