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noun Horology.
a pivoted axle or shaft on which the balance is mounted.
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Origin of balance staff
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby balance staff
balance pipe, balancer, balance shaft, balance sheet, balance spring, balance staff, balance the books, balance weight, balance wheel, Balanchine, balancing act
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