steelyard

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstiːlˌjɑːd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(stēl′yärd′, stil′yərd)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
steel•yard  (stēl′yärd′, stil′yərd),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Weights and Measuresa 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.
  • steel + yard1 1630–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
steelyard / ˈstiːlˌjɑːd/
  1. 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
Etymology: 17th Century: from steel + yard1 (in the archaic sense: a rod or pole)

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