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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of balance for weighing anciently used in England, apparently that variety of the steelyard commonly known as the Danish steelyard, which has a movable fulcrum and a fixed weight, the forefinger often serving as the fulcrum.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A rude balance for weighing, and a kind of weight, formerly used in England.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A crude
balance forweighing , and a kind ofweight , formerly used inEngland .
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