Causey
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɔːzi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Causey is a noun meaning (now dialectal) A causeway across marshy ground, an area of sea etc.
Meaning
(now dialectal) A causeway across marshy ground, an area of sea etc.
More Meanings
- (now dialectal) A paved path or highway; a street, or the part of a street paved with paving or cobbles as opposed to flagstones.
- (obsolete) An embankment holding in water; a dam.
Example Sentences
Satan went down The Causey to Hell Gate.
than com Soriondes with all his peple that was so grete, and sette ouer the cauchie so rudely as horse myght renne.
He said he would pay them a cent for every two loads of stones or gravel which they should wheel in to make the causey.
I could see through the open doorway some fishermen in guernseys sitting on the grass listening, and a boat was drawn up on the shingle and others moored to the cauchie.
Word Forms
- causeys
- cauchie
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cauchie, croy, cadew, caisson, creek, cruve.
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