Welsh yard

noun

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

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Meanings

nounWelsh yard (plural Welsh yards)

plural Welsh yards

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

Origin

  1. Welshllath“a rod”
  2. EnglishWelsh yard

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

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Translations

Welsh llath
  • llathunit
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APA

Welsh yard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Welsh%20yard

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Welsh yard,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Welsh%20yard.

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