YARDER

yarder, yard donkey

(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

yarder

(noun) (used only in combinations) the height or length of something in yards; “the golfer hit a 300-yarder to the green”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

yarder (plural yarders)

(forestry) A motor-driven logging machine which transports logs by means of a system of cables and winches.

(in combination) Something that is a stated number of yards in some dimension - such as a ten-yarder.

Anagrams

• Ardrey, Drayer, dreary, yarred

Source: Wiktionary



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