steelyard in English
- steelyard⇄steelyard (1), noun.
a type of scale for weighing, having arms of unequal length. The longer one has a movable weight and is marked in units of weight; the shorter one has a hook for holding the object to be weighed. - Steelyard⇄Steelyard orsteelyard (2), noun.
in English history:
1. a place in London where the Hanseatic merchants formerly had an establishment.
2. the merchants themselves.
3. a similar establishment elsewhere.