yarder

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)də(ɹ)

Etymology 1

From yard (verb) + -er.[1]

Noun

yarder (plural yarders)

  1. (forestry) A motor-driven logging machine which transports logs by means of a system of cables and winches.
Derived terms
  • grapple yarder
  • mobile yarder
See also

Etymology 2

From yard (noun) + -er.

Noun

yarder (plural yarders)

  1. (in combination) Something that is a stated number of yards in some dimension.
See also

References

  1. yarder, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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