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† stelleer(e Obs. rare.
[Of obscure origin. (Cotgr. is prob. the only real authority for the word).]
A steelyard.
1611Cotgr., Crochet,..also, a Roman beame, a Stelleere. Ibid., Romaine, a Roman beame, a Stelleere. 1678J. Phillips tr. Tavernier's Trav. ii. 9 Acc. Money of Asia, The Chineses..carry their weights always along with them, being like a Roman Beam, or a Stelleer [orig. une petite romaine], about eight Inches long, with which they weigh all the Gold and Silver which they receive. 1727Bailey vol. II, Stelleer. |