Wey (?), n. [OE. weye, AS. w�ge weight. ����. See Weight.] A certain measure of weight. “A weye of Essex cheese.” Piers Plowman.
☞ 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.