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wey
CIDE DICTIONARY
wey, n.
Way; road; path. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
wey, v. t. & i.
To weigh. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
wey, n. [OE. weye, AS. wge weight. . See Weight.].
A certain measure of weight. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster]
" A wey is 6/ tods, or 182 pounds, of wool; a load, or five quarters, of wheat, 40 bushels of salt, each weighing 56 pounds; 32 cloves of cheese, each weighing seven pounds; 48 bushels of oats and barley; and from two cwt. to three cwt. of butter." Simmonds. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
wey, n. a former unit of weight or volume varying with different kinds of goods, e.g. 3 cwt. of cheese.
Etymology
OE w{aelig}g(e) balance, weight f. Gmc, rel. to WEIGH(1)
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