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Welsh yard

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

Noun

Welsh yard (plural Welsh yards)

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

Forms of Welsh yard

pluralWelsh yards

Origin of Welsh yard

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

Questions about Welsh yard

What does Welsh yard mean?
Welsh yard means the llath, a former Welsh unit of length equal to about 40 inches (about 1 m).
What part of speech is Welsh yard?
Welsh yard is a noun.
What is the plural of Welsh yard?
The plural of Welsh yard is Welsh yards.

Words near Welsh yard in the dictionary

  1. Welsh terriers
  2. Welsh Ticket
  3. Welsh Tickets
  4. Welsh web
  5. Welsh webs
  6. Welsh yard
  7. Welsh yards
  8. welsh-comb
  9. welsh-combed
  10. welsh-combing
  11. welsh-combs

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