noun Wey n. A certain measure of weight. (Eng.) "A weye of Essex cheese." Note: A wey is 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.
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