stilyard
English
Alternative forms
steelyard
Noun
stilyard
(
plural
stilyards
)
a simple
balance
for
weighing
foodstuffs
etc. The thing to be weighed hangs from the short side of a
beam
; the long side has
graduated
notches
for a standard
weight
.
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