steelyard en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈstɪljəɹd/ (obsolete)
- /ˈstiːljɑːɹd/ (General-American)
- /ˈstiːljɚd/ (General-American)
- /ˈstiːljəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈstiːljɑːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
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.
Meanings
- A transportable balance with unequal arm lengths.
- A place where steel (and possibly other metals as well) is stored and sold.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stilliard | alternative | lexicographic | |
| stilyard | alternative | lexicographic | |
| steelyards | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (52)
mnc ᡩᡝᠩᠰᡝ (steelyard balance) · eu erromatar balantza (steelyard balance) · es romana (steelyard balance) · da bismervægt (steelyard balance) · ru ка́нтер (steelyard balance) · br krog-pouez (steelyard balance) · sv besman (steelyard balance) · be ка́нтар (steelyard balance) · nl unster (steelyard balance) · fr romaine (steelyard balance) · kk безбен (steelyard balance) · uk ка́нтар (steelyard balance) · ang wǣgpundern (steelyard balance) · ja 竿秤 (steelyard balance) · it stadera (steelyard balance) · fa قپان (steelyard balance) · cmn 桿秤 /杆秤 (steelyard balance) · de Laufgewichtswaage (steelyard balance) · ar قَبَّان (steelyard balance) · nan-hbl 秤仔 (steelyard balance) · ru ка́нта́р (steelyard balance) · sq kandar (steelyard balance) · mn дэнс (steelyard balance) · de römische Schnellwaage (steelyard balance) · sh ка̀нта̄р (steelyard balance) · az qapan (steelyard balance) · mk кантар (steelyard balance) · eu erromana (steelyard balance) · ru канта́рь (steelyard balance) · dlm stataira (steelyard balance) · pl przezmian (steelyard balance) · fi käsipuntari (steelyard balance) · sw tayu (steelyard balance) · bg канта́р (steelyard balance) · hy բեզմեն (steelyard balance) · it ferrovecchio (place where steel is stored and sold) · it deposito metalli (place where steel is stored and sold) · tr kantar (steelyard balance) · ca romana (steelyard balance) · cs přezmen (steelyard balance) · kl bismeri (steelyard balance) · ar قَرَسْطُون (steelyard balance) · sh kàntār (steelyard balance) · pl bezmian (steelyard balance) · ru безме́н (steelyard balance) · ru конта́рь (steelyard balance) · ota قنطار (steelyard balance) · alt безмен (steelyard balance) · bg ри́мски канта́р (steelyard balance) · ota قپان (steelyard balance) · uk бе́змін (steelyard balance) · sv betsman (steelyard balance)