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   weir

   /wɪə/

   noun

   • 1. a low dam built across a river to raise the level of water upstream or regulate its flow.
   • ▪ an enclosure of stakes set in a stream as a trap for fish.

   Word Origin Old Englishwer, from werian ‘dam up’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • W

     4

   • E

     1

   • I

     1

   • R

     1

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