bismar

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noun

A kind of steelyard used in Orkney.

OriginDanish bismer ← Middle Low German bisemer ← Turkish batman →
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Meanings

nounbismar (plural bismars)

plural bismars

  1. historicalA kind of steelyard used in Orkney.

Origin

  1. Turkishbatman“a unit of weight”
  2. Middle Low Germanbisemer
  3. Danishbismer
  4. Englishbismar

From Danish bismer, from Middle Low German bisemer, via a Slavic language from Turkish batman (“a unit of weight”).

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APA

bismar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bismar

MLA

“bismar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bismar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bismar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bismar.

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