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steelyard noun2. ['sti:ljš»:d] M17.
[from STEEL noun1 + YARD noun2.]
sing. & in pl. A balance consisting of a lever with unequal arms which moves on a fulcrum, the article to be weighed being suspended from the shorter arm and a counterpoise slid along the longer arm until the lever balances, a graduated scale on this arm showing the weight. Also called Roman balance.