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.
yarded
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past participleof yard.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof yard.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
yardnouna common unit of linear measure in English-speaking countries, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches, and equivalent to 0.9144 meter.
Example Sentences
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Often on horseback, he yarded and penned cattle.
From Time Magazine Archive
When Atik returned, Miyax told him he did not need to go to the mountains—that a large herd was yarded not far up the river.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
Upon the cattle being yarded, the most exciting operation is the capturing and securing of the young beasts requiring to be broken in to the yoke.
From Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 by Robert B. Booth
One day in winter, when I was about thirteen years old, my brothers, Nat and Ebenezer, went up to Nott's Brook, to see if they could find some deer yarded in the swamp.
From Ben Comee A Tale of Rogers's Rangers, 1758-59 by M. J. (Michael Joseph) Canavan
In their native haunts bears are as little given to loud talk as other animals; but in roomy and comfortable captivity, where many are yarded together, they rapidly develop vocal powers.
From The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations by William Temple Hornaday
