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weir, fence or enclosure of stakes that controls the course of a stream (for diverting it to a water-mill, catching fish, etc.):
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s.xiv1
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Come li harang vendront a la niwe were
Lib Cust 61
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1363
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[...] gores et weres qe sont faites parmy la terre en ewes, qe niefs et
bateux ne purroient venir as citees, burghs ne as autres villes, pur diverses
vitailles carier
Rot Parl1 ii 277.17
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qe nulle maneres chose [...] pourrount passer par les werys du dit Thomas
Holgille
TNA SC 8/185/9235
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