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The '''yard''' is an olde Englishe unit of measurement, equal to one one-hundredth of a [[football]] field, or approximately one [[meter]]. 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 knot in his beard.
The '''yard''' is an old American unit of measurement, equal to one one-hundredth of a [[football]] field, or approximately one [[meter]]. 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]