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Subject: YARD, YARDLAND From: Steven J. Coker Date: October 01, 1998 Extracted From: A LAW DICTIONARY ..., SIXTH EDITION, 1856 by John Bouvier CHILDS & PETERSON, PHILADELPHIA YARD. A measure of length, containing three feet, or thirty-six inches. YARD, estates. A piece of land enclosed for the use and accommodation of the inhabitants of a house. In England it is nearly synonymous with backside.... YARDLAND, old Eng. law. A quantity of land containing twenty acres.... ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== Go To: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Main |