yard — meaning in English

English meaning

• birch noun A tree with thin, often pale, peeling bark, common across the Northern Hemisphere.
• rod noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
• yard noun An outdoor area next to or enclosed by a building, often with a lawn or garden.

Senses

yard is used for these senses in English:

• birch A stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for punishment.
• rod (archaic) A unit of area equal to a square rod, 30+1⁄4 square yards or 1⁄160 acre.

birch — full definition

1. noun A tree with thin, often pale, peeling bark, common across the Northern Hemisphere.
2. noun A bundle of birch twigs formerly used as an instrument of corporal punishment.
3. verb To punish someone by beating them with a birch rod.

rod — full definition

1. noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
2. noun A long, tapering pole used for fishing.
3. noun An old unit of length equal to about 5.5 yards (roughly 5 meters), once used in surveying and land measurement.
4. noun (slang) A handgun.

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