criterion, standard of measurement; yard-long measuring stick (about 0.91 meters long)
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Yardstick Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
A stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure of cloth, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure of cloth, etc.
yardstick
\yard"stick`\ (?), n. a stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure of cloth, etc.
yardstick
n
1. a measure or standard used for comparison: "on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?"
2. a ruler or tape that is three feet long [syn: yard measure]
Noun
1. a measure or standard used for comparison; "on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?"
(hypernym) standard, criterion, measure, touchstone
2. a ruler or tape that is three feet long
(synonym) yard measure
(hypernym) rule, ruler
Yardstick Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
Yardstick Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A yardstick is a straightedge used to physically measure lengths of up to a yard (0.9144 metres or three feet) high. Yardsticks are flat wooden boards with markings at regular intervals.
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