CAUSEY, noun A way raised above the natural level of the ground, by stones, earth, timber, fascines, etc., serving as a dry passage over wet or marshy ground, or as a mole to confine water to a pond or restrain it from overflowing lower ground. Most generally it is a way raised in a common road.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI