yard
Definition of yard:
part of speech: verb
To put or confine cattle in a yard.
part of speech: noun
An enclosure in which any work is carried on; a small enclosed space adjoining a house or building; in Scot., a small enclosed garden.
part of speech: noun
A staff; a rod; a measure of 3 feet, or 36 inches; in a ship, a long piece of timber, having a rounded taper towards each end, and slung by its centre to a mast.