Yardstick

(thing) by yam (5.2 y) Mon May 29 2000 at 23:47:12
A stick a yard long used to measure things - a long ruler. Also, figuratively, something which is a standard to which other things are compared, or something which is a measure of a given quantity. For instance, an IQ test is considered to be a yardstick of intelligence.
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(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 4:29:08

Yard"stick` (?), n.

A stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure of cloth, etc.

 

© Webster 1913.

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