yardage

yardage
yardage1
/yahr"dij/, n.
measurement, or the amount measured in yards; length or extent in yards.
[1875-80; YARD1 + -AGE]
yardage2
/yahr"dij/, n.
1. the use of a yard or enclosure, as in loading or unloading cattle or other livestock at a railroad station.
2. the charge for such use.
[1860-65; YARD2 + -AGE]

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