wey
an old British unit of weight of various values, especially 16 stones of 16 pounds each, or 256 pounds.
an old Scotch-Irish unit of capacity equal to 40 U.S. bushels.
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How to use wey in a sentence
Directly the river wey is crossed, either in leaving or entering Guildford, the road begins to rise steeply.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. HarperWhen within sight of Godalming, the road descends suddenly and proceeds along level lands through which runs the winding wey.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. HarperA mile-way is twenty minutes; a furlong-wey is two minutes and a half; and the double of it is five minutes.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerA furlong-wey meant the time during which one can walk a furlong, at three miles an hour.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey Chaucer"It is an out-of-the-wey one, at any rate," was the instantaneous reply.
Quips and Quiddities | William Davenport Adams
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