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steelyard

English

Alternative forms

  • stilliard, stilyard

Etymology

steel +? yard (“enclosed area, rod”).

The sense of “place” is a calque of Dutch staalhof or Middle Low German Stalhof (Modern Dutch staal (“steel”) + hof (“court, yard”)).

The sense of “balance” is presumably from the sense of “place”, originally “steelyard beam”, mixed with additional sense of “rod” (hence “rod for weighing steel”), replacing earlier Latin statera.

Noun

steelyard (plural steelyards)

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

Translations

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steelworks

English

Etymology

steel +? works

Noun

steelworks (plural steelworks)

  1. A place where steel is manufactured and/or shaped.

Synonyms

  • steel mill
  • steel plant

Related terms

  • steelwork
  • steelworker
  • steelyard

Translations

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