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See: close, curtilage 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. (q.v.) 1 Chitty, Pr. 176; 1 T. R. 701. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Dean points to MRC's less-invasive practices that lessen erosion, such as cable yarding and building rock roads, and to the company's support of fisheries and plans to build a market for tan oak. Steep or unstable sites should be subjected to much smaller clearcuts, retention of evenly distributed, well-rooted trees throughout every acre, and aerial yarding systems that minimize soft disturbance. Hooktender" was the proper word, dating to the time when someone had to hook the logs together for their skid-road Journey, but in the steam-donkey era the hooker was the boss of the yarding crew, and therefore the toughest. |
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