Yard, 1) a measure of three feet: Shr. IV, 3, 109. Shr. IV, 3, 109 H4A II, 4, 273 “(tailor's y.).” Rom. I, 2, 40. Hml. III, 4, 208. Lr. IV, 6, 89 “(a clothier's y.). two --s,” Wiv. I, 3, 44. Wiv. I, 3, 44 “eight --s,” H4A II, 2, 26. H4B I, 2, 50. “four y.” H5 III, 2, 66 (Fluellen's speech). “loves her by the foot. He may not by the y.” LLL V, 2, 676 (with an indecent quibble).
2) a piece of timber by which a sail is extended: Tp. I, 2, 200.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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