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weigh-scale Orig. north.
In 4 weye scale, 5 weyscale, -scill, 6 weye skaile, weyskale.
[ad. Du. waagschaal or MLG. wageschale (whence MSw. väghskal, Sw. vågskål, older Da. væghskol, Norw. vaagskaal) = G. wagschale († wage-), OE. wǽᵹscalu (once). See scale n.1 and next. In recent use perh. a new formation.]
The pan of a balance; pl. a pair of scales.
13..Metr. Hom. (Vernon MS.) in Archiv Stud. neu. Spr. LVII. 313 Þe ffendes leide in a weye scale Alle pers synnes grete and smale. c1440Alphabet of Tales 204 Hym þoght þer was fowle blakk men þatt putt all his ill dedis in a wey-skale. And on þe toder hand hym þoght þer was fayr men, bod þai wer passand hevy, & said þai had no gude dede of his to putt in þe toder wey-skale agayns his ill dedis. 1447–8Durham Acc. Rolls (Surtees) 87 Pro uno drawghrape et uno smalrape pro Weyscill, 15d. 1459–60Ibid. 89, j par del Weyscalez cum diversis ponderibus. 1582Durham Wills (Surtees) II. 45, i paire of weye skailes. 1600Mem. St. Giles's, Durh. (Surtees) 27 Paid for mendinge of a weyskale.
1897Kipling Capt. Cour. viii. 179 A tall woman who had been sitting on a weigh-scale dropped down into the schooner.
b. to be on the weigh-scales: to be undecided.
1886M. Moorsom Thirteen all Told 43 Elliot was still on the weigh-scales about going. |