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| steel·yard [ stl yrd ] (plural steel·yards) |
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measuring balance: a portable balance for weighing objects. The object is hung on a hook and a counterweight is moved along a scaled arm to find the weight.
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| [Mid-17th century. <steel + yard1 "rod, spar"] |
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