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steelyard
noun
steel·yard
ˈstēl-ˌyärd 
ˈstil-yərd
: a balance in which an object to be weighed is suspended from the shorter arm of a lever and the weight determined by moving a counterpoise along a graduated scale on the longer arm until equilibrium is attained
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steelyard
noun
steel·yard
ˈstē(ə)l-ˌyärd
: a balance on which something to be weighed is hung from the shorter arm of a lever and is balanced by a weight that slides along the longer arm which is marked with a scale
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