Yarder

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  • noun. A motor-driven logging machine which transports logs by means of a system of cables and winches.
  • noun. Something that is a stated number of yards in some dimension - such as a ten-yarder.
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  • 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
  • Word Usage
    "Redskins punt returner Brandon Banks, who burst on the season with a return for a touchdown in Washington's first preseason game and did it again last week with a 53-yarder, is listed as 5-foot-8 and 155 pounds."
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