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wey

/weɪ/

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noun
An old English measure of weight containing 224 pounds; equivalent to 2 hundredweight.

Examples :

"The farmer's harvest yielded 3 weys of potatoes this year. "
mass unit amount history

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Illustration measure

measure noun

/ˈmɛʒə/ /ˈmɛʒɚ/

A prescribed quantity or extent.

"The recipe calls for a precise measure of baking soda. "

Illustration harvest

harvest noun

/ˈhaːvəst/ /ˈhɑː(ɹ)vəst/ /ˈhɑɹ.vəst/

The third season of the year; autumn; fall.

"Harvest is usually very damp and rainy."

Illustration containing

containing verb

/kənˈteɪnɪŋ/

To hold inside.

"The box containing my old toys was stored in the attic. "

Illustration weight

weight noun

/weɪt/

(physical) Matter, material.

"The weight of the textbooks in my backpack felt heavy. "

Illustration english

english noun

/ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

Spinning or rotary motion given to a ball around the vertical axis, as in billiards or bowling.

"The bowler added some english to the ball to make it hook sharply towards the pins. "

Illustration pounds

pounds noun

/paʊndz/

A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.

"The recipe calls for two pounds of flour. "

Illustration yielded

yielded verb

/ˈjiːldɪd/

To pay, give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite.

"The store yielded a refund for the faulty television. "

Illustration weys

weys noun

/weɪz/

An old English measure of weight containing 224 pounds; equivalent to 2 hundredweight.

"The merchant ordered two weys of cheese from the farm, totaling 448 pounds. "

Illustration potatoes

potatoes noun

/pəˈteɪtəʊz/ /pəˈteɪtoʊz/

The tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant.

"My family planted potatoes in our garden this spring. "

Illustration farmer

farmer noun

/fɑːmə/ /fɑɹmɚ/

A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock, especially on a farm.

"The farmer planted corn in his fields every spring. "

Illustration hundredweight

hundredweight noun

/ˈhʌndrədweɪt/ /ˈhʌndrɪdweɪt/

A measure of weight containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (45.5 kg).

"The farmer sold several hundredweight of potatoes at the market. "

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equivalent noun

/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.

"A pound of apples is the equivalent of two dollars at the market. "