causey noun & verb. ['kɔ:zi, -si] ME.
[Anglo-Norman var. of Old Northern French cauciée (mod. chaussée) from Proto-Romance fem. pa. pple (sc. via way, road) from Latin CALX, calc- lime.]
A. noun.
1. A mound, embankment, or dam to retain the water of a river or pond. ME-L18.

2. = CAUSEWAY noun 1. ME.

3. = CAUSEWAY noun 2. Now dial. or Hist. LME.
b. spec. A cobbled (part of a) street or pavement; a paved area. Chiefly Scot. L15.
b. verb trans. Pave with small stones. Chiefly Scot. & dial. M16.

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