WETHER

wether

(noun) male sheep especially a castrated one

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

wether (plural wethers)

A castrated buck goat.

A castrated ram.

Verb

wether (third-person singular simple present wethers, present participle wethering, simple past and past participle wethered)

(transitive) To castrate a male sheep or goat.

Etymology 2

Noun

wether

Archaic spelling of weather.

Source: Wiktionary


Weth"er, n. Etym: [OE. wether, AS. we; akin to OS. wethar, withar, a ram, D. weder, G. widder, OHG. widar, Icel. ver, Sw. vädur, Dan. vædder, Goth. wiprus a lamb, L. vitulus calf, Skr. vatsa, L. vetus old, Gr. Veal, Veteran.]

Definition: A castrated ram.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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