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stilyard

stilyard 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.

Noun

stilyard (plural stilyards)

  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.

Forms of stilyard

pluralstilyards
alternative formsteelyard

Questions about stilyard

What does stilyard mean?
Stilyard means 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.
What part of speech is stilyard?
Stilyard is a noun.
What is the plural of stilyard?
The plural of stilyard is stilyards.

Words near stilyard in the dictionary

  1. Stilwells
  2. stilyag
  3. stilyaga
  4. stilyagas
  5. stilyagi
  6. stilyard
  7. stilyards
  8. stim
  9. stim board
  10. stim boards
  11. stim pack

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