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  • Weymouth and Melcombe, two towns lying at the mouth of a little rivulet which they call the Wey, but scarce claims the name of a river.

    From London to Land's End and Two Letters from the "Journey through England by a Gentleman" Daniel Defoe 1696

  • Wey, is the closest to our understanding as "dude" or whatever, you hear it every other words when young knuckleheads talk.

    �Qu� significa guey? 2003

  • a little rivulet which they call the Wey, but scarce claims the name of a river.

    From London to Land's End 2003

  • a little rivulet which they call the Wey, but scarce claims the name of a river.

    From London to Land's End 2003

  • a little rivulet which they call the Wey, but scarce claims the name of a river.

    From London to Land's End 2003

  • Between the foot of the hill and the Wey spreads wide meadowland; the Wey flows tranquilly by willow-herb and alder; beyond the Wey are the red roofs of Godalming clustered in the trees.

    Highways and Byways in Surrey Eric Parker 1912

  • He therefore applied to the superior Manda-rines to call Wey-phey to account for his presumption.

    Hau Kiou Choaan 1761

  • I believe that the dredging out of the Merrimac and Connecticut rivers, and the building of the so-called Wey - mouth canal from Fall River through the Bridgewaters and Brockton are among the first undertakings that should be inaugurated.

    Acts and resolves passed by the General Court 1663

  • "Wey," replied Geordie, "they said the gran'faither's clock's been tellin 'the truth for ower sixty year, an' Aa can't find it in me heart te make a liar ov it noo.

    More Toasts Marion Dix [Editor] Mosher

  • For Messrs Heller, Earle and Wey, synchronicity came during an early run-through this winter.

    A Harmony of the Head, Heart–and Haunch Pia Catton 2011

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