yarder

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun (used only in combinations) the height or length of something in yards
noun 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

From yard (verb) + -er.

Yours faithfully, “TOBIAS GREGSON.” “Gregson is the smartest of the Scotland Yarders,” my friend remarked; “he and Lestrade are the pick of a bad lot. — A Study in Scarlet, Arthur Conan Doyle

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