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yardstick

noun
/ˈjɑːdˌstɪk/UK/ˈjɑɹdˌstɪk/US

Etymology

From yard + stick.

  1. derived from *(s)teyg-✻ — “to pierce, prick, be sharp”
  2. inherited from *stikkô✻
  3. inherited from *stikkō✻
  4. inherited from sticca
  5. inherited from stikke
  6. compounded as yardstick — “yard + stick”

Definitions

  1. A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.

  2. A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.

The neighborhood

Derived

Portsmouth yardstick

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA