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yardstick definition

☆ yard·stick (-stik′)

noun

  1. a graduated stick or rod one yard in length, used in measuring
  2. any test or standard used in measuring, judging, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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