WEY


Meaning of WEY in English

/way/ , n. , pl. weys .

1. an old British unit of weight of various values, esp. 16 stones of 16 pounds each, or 256 pounds.

2. an old Scotch-Irish unit of capacity equal to 40 U.S. bushels.

[ bef. 900; ME; OE waege weight. See WEIGH ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .