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WEY
Etymology
Noun
wey (plural weys)
(uncommon, archaic) An old English measure of weight containing 224 pounds; equivalent to 2 hundredweight.
Anagrams
• Wye, wye, yew
Proper noun
Wey
A river in Surrey, England, tributary to the Thames.
(historical) Alternative form of Wei, an ancient Chinese duchy.
Anagrams
• Wye, wye, yew
Source: Wiktionary
Wey, n.
Definition: Way; road; path. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Wey, v. t. & i.
Definition: To weigh. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Wey, n. Etym: [OE. weye, AS. w weight. Weight.]
Definition: A certain measure of weight. [Eng.] "A weye of Essex cheese." Piers Plowman.
Note: A wey is 6 Simmonds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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