Meaning & use
Steelyard
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A weighing device with a beam suspended off-center, using a sliding counterweight to measure mass.
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The farmer weighed the sacks of grain on an old steelyard.
Museum visitors examined an antique steelyard once used in the town market.
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One of the oldest known types of scale, in use since ancient Roman times; the name likely comes from the Steelyard, a former Hanseatic trading post in London.
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balance scale
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