I served a huge Thanksgiving dinner: turkey, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie—'the whole nine yards'. [=all the foods that are traditionally served for Thanksgiving dinner]
If we're going to replace the cabinets, we might as well 'go the whole nine yards' [=do everything that there is to do] and remodel the entire kitchen.
a rail 'yard' [=a place where railroad cars are kept and repaired]
(..) we'll have something to eat? Look in his other pockets. Hurry, hurry! -We've got to get him out of here. -Here. If he bleeds across the yard, we can't hide it. Give me your nightgown, Melly. I'll wad it around his head. Don't be silly. I won't look at you. If I had a petticoat or pantalettes, (..)1939 Gone with the Wind