King Henry 1 (1069-1135) decreed the measurement to be from the tip of his nose to the thumb of his outstretched arm. Prior to that it was the length of a mans belt or girdle
The origin of foot and yard are believed to have been set as the length of a man's foot, and the distance from the neck to the tip of the finger, which happens to be about 3 times the length.Read more: If_3_feet_equals_1_yard_what_part_of_a_yard_is_one_and_half_feet
In pure arithmetical terms it's half a yard, but there is no actual measure that relates to one and a half feet. The origin of foot and yard are believed to have been set as the length of a man's foot, and the distance from the neck to the tip of the finger, which happens to be about 3 times the length.
The word Gaff means a 'large barbed fishing spear' or a Yard to extend the top portion of a sail'. It is of French origin
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One yard is equal to three feet. A yard is bigger.
No. One yard is a distance, square yard is the surface of a square that's one yard long and one yard wide.
One square yard is just that. One yard wide by one yard long. It is one square yard.
1 square yard = 1 yard x 1 yard
A length of 1 yard is 1 linear yard!