STEELYARD


Meaning of STEELYARD in English

/steel"yahrd', stil"yeuhrd/ , n.

a 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.

[ 1630-40; STEEL + YARD 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .