steelyard
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steelyard
- /ˈstiːljɑːɹd/ US
- /ˈstiːljɚd/ US
- /ˈstiːljɑːd/ UK
- /ˈstiːljəd/ UK
- /ˈstɪljəɹd/ obsolete
Where it comes from
From steel + yard (“enclosed area, rod”).
The sense of “place” is a calque of Dutch staalhof or Middle Low German Stalhof (Modern Dutch staal (“steel”) + hof (“court, yard”)).
The sense of “balance” is presumably from the sense of “place”, originally “steelyard beam”, mixed with additional sense of “rod” (hence “rod for weighing steel”), replacing earlier Latin statēra.
noun steelyards · stilliard · stilyard
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A transportable balance with unequal arm lengths.
Similar: steelyard balance
- A place where steel (and possibly other metals as well) is stored and sold.
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noun steelyard balance
| Español | romana |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 竿秤 saobakari |
| 中文 | 桿秤 /杆秤 gǎnchèng |
| Kiswahili | tayu |
| Français | romaine |
| Deutsch | Laufgewichtswaage, römische Schnellwaage |
| Italiano | stadera |
| Русский | безме́н bezmén, ка́нта́р kántár, ка́нтер kánter, канта́рь kantárʹ, конта́рь kontárʹ |
| العربية | قَبَّان qabbān, قَرَسْطُون qarasṭūn |
noun place where steel is stored and sold
| Italiano | deposito metalli, ferrovecchio |
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Talk about this word "steelyard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/steelyard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. steelyard. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/steelyard "steelyard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/steelyard.Cite this
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title = {steelyard},
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