Yard v. i. : A rod; a stick; a staff.

Yard v. i. : A branch; a twig.

Yard v. i. : A long piece of timber, as a rafter, etc.

Yard v. i. : A measure of length, equaling three feet, or thirty-six inches, being the standard of English and American measure.

Yard v. i. : The penis.

Yard v. i. : A long piece of timber, nearly cylindrical, tapering toward the ends, and designed to support and extend a square sail. A yard is usually hung by the center to the mast. See Illust. of Ship.

Yard n. : An inclosure; usually, a small inclosed place in front of, or around, a house or barn; as, a courtyard; a cowyard; a barnyard.

Yard n. : An inclosure within which any work or business is carried on; as, a dockyard; a shipyard.

Yard v. t. : To confine (cattle) to the yard; to shut up, or keep, in a yard; as, to yard cows.

Example:
Can a neighbor throw tree branches into my Yard if they are from my tree?

Taxonomy
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Defination from the web:
Yard (disambiguation). A yard (abbreviation: yd) is a unit of length in several different systems, including English units, ... The yard derives its name from the word for a straight branch or rod, although the precise origin of the measure is not definitely known. ...