steelyard in English
noun
1
an apparatus for weighing that has a short arm taking the item to be weighed and a long graduated arm along which a weight is moved until it balances.
The patented invention for which he is best known, and which was the basis for his success as a manufacturer, was for the steelyard (a weighing device), which bears his name.
noun
beam scale
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3. Counterpoised beam balance (Walker's steelyard) A long, graduated, horizontal beam which is pivoted near one end on a vertical shaft, permitting the beam (arm) to swing freely