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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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