English Explanatory Dictionary

Welsh yard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The llath, a former Welsh unit of length equal to about 40 inches (about 1 m).

Word forms

Welsh yard Welsh yards

Etymology

A calque of Welsh llath (“a rod”), similarly distinguished within Welsh as the llath Gymreig (“a Welsh rod”).

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