- steelyards
- steel·yard || 'stɪËljÉ‘rd /-jÉ‘Ëd n. portable hanging balance
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
steelyards
Look at other dictionaries:
Steelyard balance — A steelyard balance or steelyard is a straight beam balance with arms of unequal length. It incorporates a counterweight which slides along the calibrated longer arm to counterbalance the load and indicate its weight. A steelyard is also known as … Wikipedia
Steelyard — Steel yard (st[=e]l y[aum]rd; colloq. st[i^]l y[ e]rd; 277), n. [So named from a place in London called the Steelyard, which was a yard in which steel was sold.] A form of balance in which the body to be weighed is suspended from the shorter arm… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Avoirdupois — The avoirdupois (IPAEng|ˌævərdəˈpɔɪz; French IPA2|avwaʀdypwɑ) system is a system of weights (or, properly, mass) based on a pound of sixteen ounces. It is the everyday system of weight used in the United States. It is still widely used by many… … Wikipedia
Hanseatic League — [the Hanse] The commercial and political league, established in the 1240s, of north German towns, centred round Lubeck from the 13c. The London Hanse had a fortified hall and wharf on the Thames (it was known later as the Stahlhof, the Steelyard … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
cab|bage — cab|bage1 «KAB ihj», noun, verb, baged, bag|ing. –n. 1. a) a plant whose leaves are closely folded into a round head that grows from a short stem. Cabbage belongs to the mustard family. The most common kind is called white cabbage; red and savoy… … Useful english dictionary
