Associations to the word «Steelyard»

Wiktionary

STEELYARD, noun. A transportable balance with unequal arm lengths.
STEELYARD, noun. A place where steel (and possibly other metals as well) is stored and sold.

Dictionary definition

STEELYARD, noun. A portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke