balance staff
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of balance staff
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Next acknowledged it was an "emotive topic" but said it had to balance staff and shareholder needs.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2022
The company acknowledged it was an "emotive topic" but said it had to balance staff and shareholder needs.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2022
There is no jeweling in the escapement or on the other end of the balance staff.
From The Auburndale Watch Company First American Attempt Toward the Dollar Watch by Battison, Edwin A.
New balance staff; hole jewel; mainspring and cleaned.
From Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches by Kleinlein, Walter J.
New balance staff, hole jewel, cap jewel, glass, and cleaned.
From Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches by Kleinlein, Walter J.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
