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weigh

/weɪ/ noun C2
  1. The act of weighing, of measuring the weight · Give the sugar a quick weigh.

Plural weighs

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Grimesby Roylott’s death, and I cannot say that it is likely to weigh very heavily upon my conscience.”
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 70 · B2
Nothing then was altered in the plan, and orders were given to get under weigh next night, and, wind and weather permitting, to make the neutral island by the following day.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 243 · C1
Then, when they had disappeared, he said with a smile,—“’Tis strange that it should be among such men that we find proofs of friendship and devotion.” Then he dragged himself cautiously to the top of a rock, from which he had a full view of the sea, and thence he saw the tartan complete her preparations for sailing, weigh anchor, and, balancing herself as gracefully as a water-fowl ere it takes to the wing, set sail.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 253 · C1
They must weigh the importance of semantic accuracy against the necessity of emotional resonance on every single page.
The Art of Compromise in Translation, p. 1 · C1

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