yardsale

English

noun
Definitions
  • (alternative spelling of) yard sale
  • (skateboarding) The state that the participant and their equipment is in after a nasty crash, whereupon they and their equipment is laid out across the ground like pieces of a yard sale.

Etymology

Compound 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) + English sale.

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English

sale

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