wey

American  

[wey] / weɪ /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of wey

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

Example Sentences

He’s recounting a moment that was inspired by jornalero lore, when decades ago, a group of day laborers protested a wage-stealing contractor by gathering outside of his house and singing, “Ese wey no paga.”

From Los Angeles Times

Jodie said her 10-year-old son was being taught at Wey Valley College in Guildford after he was expelled from a primary school.

From BBC

“Obviously there’s a lot of specific points in our American history that we felt that we needed to address and that’s the reason why we’re starting in Boston,” says Enrico Dau Yang Wey, lead puppeteer and co-associate artistic director.

From Seattle Times

Wey describes Little Amal as a “miraculous thing that pulls people together suddenly” to create a “collective sense of empathy and a collective sense of awe.”

From Seattle Times

Locals point to the articles by Mr. Kurlyandchik and Mr. Wey as examples of Detroiters’ hard-won awareness that not all development is for the better.

From New York Times