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steel·yard
(stēl′yärd′)n.
A balance consisting of a scaled arm suspended off center, a hook at the shorter end on which to hang the object being weighed, and a counterbalance at the longer end that can be moved to find the weight.
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steelyard
(ˈstiːlˌjɑːd)n
(General Engineering) a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with two unequal arms. The load is suspended from the shorter one and the bar is returned to the horizontal by adding weights to the longer one
[C17: from steel + yard1 (in the archaic sense: a rod or pole)]
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steel•yard
(ˈstilˌyɑrd, ˈstɪl yərd)n.
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.
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Steelyard
A weighing scale in which the object to be weighed was suspended near the end of the shorter arm of a straight pivoted beam and a light counterbalancing weight (Poise) moved along the longer arm until the beam was balanced. Also, see Cotton scale.
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| Noun | 1. |  steelyard - a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal lengthbalance - a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity |
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steelyard
n → Handwaage f
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