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1. (n.) steelyard
a portable balance with two unequal arms, the longer one having a movable counterpoise and the shorter one bearing a hook or the like for holding the object to be weighed.
Etymology: (1630–40; appar. steel+yard1 (in sense “rod”))
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1. (noun) steelyard, lever scale, beam scale
a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length
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1. (noun) steelyard
a form of balance in which the body to be weighed is suspended from the shorter arm of a lever, which turns on a fulcrum, and a counterpoise is caused to slide upon the longer arm to produce equilibrium, its place upon this arm (which is notched or graduated) indicating the weight; a Roman balance; -- very commonly used also in the plural form, steelyards
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