wey

[ wey ]

noun

, plural weys.

1. an old British unit of weight of various values, especially 16 stones of 16 pounds each, or 256 pounds.
2. an old Scotch-Irish unit of capacity equal to 40 U.S. bushels.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wey¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English wǣge weight. See weigh ¹

Example Sentences

Directly the river Wey is crossed, either in leaving or entering Guildford, the road begins to rise steeply.

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When within sight of Godalming, the road descends suddenly and proceeds along level lands through which runs the winding Wey.

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A mile-way is twenty minutes; a furlong-wey is two minutes and a half; and the double of it is five minutes.

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A furlong-wey meant the time during which one can walk a furlong, at three miles an hour.

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"It is an out-of-the-Wey one, at any rate," was the instantaneous reply.

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