2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yardstick \Yard"stick`\, n.
A stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure
of cloth, etc
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
yardstick
n 1: a measure or standard used for comparison: "on what kind of
yardstick is he basing his judgment?"
2: a three-foot-long measuring stick or tape etc [syn: {yard
measure}]
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