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Yardstick \Yard"stick`\, n. A stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure of cloth, etc.
yardstick
n 1: a measure or standard used for comparison; "on what kind of
yardstick is he basing his judgment?"
2: a ruler or tape that is three feet long [syn: {yard measure}]