These are the meanings of the letters BARDY when you unscramble them.
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Bard (n.)
A professional poet and singer, as among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
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Bard (n.)
Hence: A poet; as, the bard of Avon.
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Bard (n.)
Alt. of Barde
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Bard (v. t.)
To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.
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Bard (n.)
The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.
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Bard (n.)
Specifically, Peruvian bark.
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Brad (n.)
A thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head; also, a small wire nail, with a flat circular head; sometimes, a small, tapering, square-bodied finishing nail, with a countersunk head.
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Bray (v. t.)
To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine.
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Bray (v. i.)
To utter a loud, harsh cry, as an ass.
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Bray (v. i.)
To make a harsh, grating, or discordant noise.
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Bray (v. t.)
To make or utter with a loud, discordant, or harsh and grating sound.
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Bray (n.)
The harsh cry of an ass; also, any harsh, grating, or discordant sound.
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Bray (n.)
A bank; the slope of a hill; a hill. See Brae, which is now the usual spelling.
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Drab (n.)
A low, sluttish woman.
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Drab (n.)
A lewd wench; a strumpet.
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Drab (n.)
A wooden box, used in salt works for holding the salt when taken out of the boiling pans.
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Drab (v. i.)
To associate with strumpets; to wench.
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Drab (n.)
A kind of thick woolen cloth of a dun, or dull brownish yellow, or dull gray, color; -- called also drabcloth.
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Drab (n.)
A dull brownish yellow or dull gray color.
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Drab (a.)
Of a color between gray and brown.
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Drab (n.)
A drab color.
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Dray (n.)
A squirrel's nest.
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Dray (n.)
A strong low cart or carriage used for heavy burdens.
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Dray (n.)
A kind of sledge or sled.
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Yard (v. i.)
A rod; a stick; a staff.
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Yard (v. i.)
A branch; a twig.
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Yard (v. i.)
A long piece of timber, as a rafter, etc.
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Yard (v. i.)
A measure of length, equaling three feet, or thirty-six inches, being the standard of English and American measure.
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Yard (v. i.)
The penis.
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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.
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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.
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Yard (n.)
An inclosure within which any work or business is carried on; as, a dockyard; a shipyard.
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Yard (v. t.)
To confine (cattle) to the yard; to shut up, or keep, in a yard; as, to yard cows.