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- large steelyard usu. operated by three people – two to lift it using a pole, and one to adjust the counterweight
- (coll.) rigged scale (used to deceive customers by displaying incorrect weight)
- rigged scale (used to deceive customers by displaying incorrect weight)
Trad. 體重秤
- scale for measuring body weight; bathroom scale
Trad. 秤砣雖小壓千斤
- although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)
- apparently insignificant details can have a large impact
- for want of a nail the battle was lost
