YARDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does yarder mean? 

• YARDER (noun)
  The noun YARDER has 2 senses:

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

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

  Familiarity information: YARDER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• YARDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Context example:

the golfer hit a 300-yarder to the green

Hypernyms ("yarder" is a kind of...):

linear measure; linear unit (a unit of measurement of length)

Domain usage:

combining form (a bound form used only in compounds)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

yard donkey; yarder

Hypernyms ("yarder" is a kind of...):

winch; windlass (lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds)