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The '''yard''' is a unit of measurement, equal to three feet, one one-hundredth of a [[football]] field, or approximately one [[meter]] (specifically 0.914 meters). Just as the "[[foot]]" was originally the length of a man's foot, the "yard" was originally the length of a man's ''yard'', or the distance from the tip of one outstretched finger to the one on his other hand.

The '''yard''' is a unit of measurement, equal to three feet, one one-hundredth of a [[football]] field, or approximately one [[meter]] (specifically 0.914 meters). Just as the "[[foot]]" was originally the length of a man's foot, the "yard" was originally the length of a man's ''yard'', or the distance from the tip of one outstretched [[finger]] to the one on his other [[hand]].

Yards are typically measured with a '''yardstick'''.[http://www.answers.com/topic/yardstick]

Yards are typically measured with a '''yardstick'''.

 

[http://www.answers.com/topic/yardstick Anwers.com - Yardstick]

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