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to weigh sth
balance scale
to lose weight
rigged scale
the tray or pan of a steelyard balance
balance consisting of steelyard with a pan
Chinese character
the beam of a steelyard
a steelyard
discrepancy in weight
large steelyard usu. operated by three people – two to lift it using a pole, and one to adjust the counterweight
scale