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Overpoise :: Overpoise (n.) Preponderant weight; a counterbalance.

Steem :: Steelyard (n.) A form of balance in which the body to be weighed is suspended from the shorter arm of a lever, which turns on a fulcrum, and a counterpoise is caused to slide upon the longer arm to produce equilibrium, its place upon this arm (which is notched or graduated) indicating the weight; a Roman balance; -- very commonly used also in the plural form, steelyards..

Poise :: Poise (v. i.) To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt..

Poiser :: Poiser (n.) The balancer of dipterous insects.

Paise :: Paise (n.) See Poise.

Poised :: Poised (imp. & p. p.) of Pois.

Unbalanced :: Unbalanced (a.) Not balanced; not in equipoise; having no counterpoise, or having insufficient counterpoise..

Porpus :: Porpus (n.) A porpoise.

Equiponderancy :: Equiponderancy (n.) Equality of weight; equipoise.

Poize :: Poize (n.) See Poise.

Equipoise :: Equipoise (n.) Equality of weight or force; hence, equilibrium; a state in which the two ends or sides of a thing are balanced, and hence equal; state of being equally balanced; -- said of moral, political, or social interests or forces..

Librate :: Librate (v. i.) To vibrate as a balance does before resting in equilibrium; hence, to be poised..

Counterponderate :: Counterponderate (v. t.) To equal in weight; to counterpoise; to equiponderate.

Librate :: Librate (v. t.) To poise; to balance.

Snuffer :: Snuffer (n.) The common porpoise.

Scalebeam :: Scalebeam (n.) The lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a platform scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied..

Outpoise :: Outpoise (v. t.) To outweigh.

Apoise :: Apoise (adv.) Balanced.

Poise :: Poise (n.) To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance.

Sea Pig :: Sea pig () A porpoise or dolphin.

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