yarder
| yarder | |
noun | |
| 1. | (used only in combinations) the height or length of something in yards; "the golfer hit a 300-yarder to the green" |
| 2. | a winch (or system of winches) powered by an engine and used to haul logs from a stump to a landing or to a skid road |
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