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The yard on which the mainsail is extended supported by the mainmast...
Yard
Yard [fr. geard, Sax.], an enclosed space of ground, generally attached to a dwelling-house, etc. Also a measure of three feet, or thirty-six inches, in length. (see Weights and Measures Act, 1878, s. 10)...
Acre
Acre [fr. aypos, Gr.; ager, Lat.; acker, Germ.], a measure of land. The extent of the acre was first defined by statute in the 33 Edw. I., according to which an acre contains 160 square perches, the then perch being 5' yards. See Blount's Law Dict. The imperial or standard English acre contains 4 roods, each rood 40 poles or perches, each pole 272' square feet, and consequently each acre = 43,560 square feet or 4,840 square yards. See (English) Weights and Measures Act, 1878. The French acre, arpent, contains 1' English acres, or 54,450 square English feet. The Welsh acre contains commonly 2 English acres. The Irish acre is equal to 7,840 square yards; the Scots to 6,150-2/5 square yards....
Counterbrace
To brace in opposite directions as to counterbrace the yards i e to brace the head yards one way and the after yards another...
Barton, Berton, or Burton
Barton, Berton, or Burton [fr. beretun, berteun, bere wic, A. S., a court-yard, corn farm; from bere, barley, and tun, inclosure, or wic, dwelling. A. S, Bosw.], demesne lands of a manor, a gret farm, a manor-house, out-houses fold-yards, a court-yard.In 2 & 3 Edw. 6, c. 82, barton lands and demesne lands are used as synonymous. Blount says it always signified a farm distinct from a mansion; and bertonarii were farmers or husbandmen, who held bartons at the will of the lord. In the west of England they call a great farm a barton, and a small farm a living, Encyc. Londin....
Broadcloth
A fine smooth faced woolen cloth for mens garments usually of double width ie a yard and a half so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide...
Lea
A measure of yarn for linen 300 yards for cotton 120 yards a lay...
Drain
Drain. By s. 343 of the (English) Public Health Act, 1936, the following definition is given for that Act if not inconsistent with the context:'Drain' means a drain used for the drainage of one building or of any buildings or yards appurtenant to buildings within the same curtilege.'Sewer' does not contain a drain as defined in this section, but, save as aforesaid, includes all sewers and drains used for the drainage of buildings and yards appurtenant to buildings. The definitions under the Public Health Act, 1875, s. 4, and amending Acts, gave rise to some uncertainty, see Humphery v. Young, (1903) 1 KB 44, and Travis v. Uttley, (1894) 1 QB 233, and see s. 90 of the 1936 Act.See PUBLIC SEWER....
Barnyard
A yard belonging to a barn...
Barway
A passage into a field or yard closed by bars made to take out of the posts...
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