stilyard

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noun

a simple balance for weighing foodstuffs etc. The thing to be weighed hangs from the short side of a beam; the long side has graduated notches for a standard weight.

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Meanings

nounstilyard (plural stilyards)

plural stilyards · alternative steelyard

  1. a simple balance for weighing foodstuffs etc. The thing to be weighed hangs from the short side of a beam; the long side has graduated notches for a standard weight.
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APA

stilyard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stilyard

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“stilyard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stilyard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stilyard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stilyard.

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