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Yard oJ Flooring. A trade term defining 9 sq. ft. of flooring 

 boards, computed in the width of the boards before being 

 reduced by planing or working in the machine. See 

 " Square." 



Yard Keeper. The keeper of a yard, usually for storage, or 

 goods on rent. 



Yard Stocks. Stocks of wood goods stored in a yard or on a 

 storage ground. 



Yard Trade. A business in wood goods from yarded stocks. 

 Yardman. The foreman of a yard, timber or otherwise. 



Yellow Deal. A term used in the London trade for sawn deals 

 made from Scandinavian redwood or Scots fir. 



Yellow-pine Flooring. An American term for what is known as 

 " pitchpine flooring " in England. From this wood being 

 very marked in its annual growths or layers of wood, the 

 floors wear into shreds or " slivers " unless the wood is cut 

 on the true quarter, the same as wainscot oak, i.e., with the 

 edges of the grain presented as the wearing face. See 

 " Edge-grain " and " Slive and Slivering." 



Yew (Taxus baccato). An extremely fine and even-grained wood, 

 and very durable. Found in Europe, India and Canada. 

 Used for turnery, sticks, etc. The leaves are poisonous to 

 live stock. 



Zebra Code. A cable code specially designed for the wood trade. 



Zebra Wood. A term applied to striped woods of pleasing colour 

 and imported from various tropical sources. 



