Welsh yard

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Welsh yard (plural Welsh yards)

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

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