Yard
In length, 3 feet or 36 inches or, metrically, 91.44 centimeters.
The yard, along with the foot and inch, are English creations to which the USA has stubbornly clung.
The yard was originally a unit of measurement of land and was about 5 meters (now termed a rod).
In the 14<SUP>th</SUP> century, the yard emerged as 3 feet, about the length of a riding stick or sword