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wey

/wey/US // weɪ //

钥匙,钥匙扣,钥匙孔,钥匙串

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural weys.

    • : 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.

Examples

  • Directly the river Wey is crossed, either in leaving or entering Guildford, the road begins to rise steeply.

  • When within sight of Godalming, the road descends suddenly and proceeds along level lands through which runs the winding Wey.

  • A mile-way is twenty minutes; a furlong-wey is two minutes and a half; and the double of it is five minutes.

  • A furlong-wey meant the time during which one can walk a furlong, at three miles an hour.

  • "It is an out-of-the-Wey one, at any rate," was the instantaneous reply.