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[dorvalois]

Вот ещё "теории"

Here are just a handful of the conjectures for the origin of "the whole nine yards":

capacity of a ready-made concrete truck, coal truck, or garbage truck (cubic yards)

amount of cloth needed for a Scottish kilt, burial shroud, or three-piece suit

length of some piece of World War II miltary equipment (bomb rack, ammunition belt, etc.)

yardage in American football (ten yards needed for a first down)

other types of "yards": properties on a city block, naval shipyards, yardarms on a sailing ship, etc.

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