yard
noun
a common unit of linear measure in English-speaking countries, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches, and equivalent to 0.9144 meter.
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
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If this snow deepens, and I think it will, the deer will yard in for another week or ten days.
From The Black Fawn by James Arthur Kjelgaard