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weth·er
(wĕth′ər)n.
A castrated male sheep or goat.
[Middle English, from Old English; see wet- in Indo-European roots.]
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wether
(ˈwɛðə)n
(Animals) a male sheep, esp a castrated one
[Old English hwæther; related to Old Frisian hweder, Old High German hwedar, Old Norse hvatharr]
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weth•er
(ˈwɛð ər)n.
a castrated male sheep.
[before 900; Middle English, Old English, c. Old Saxon withar, Old High German widar, Old Norse vethr, Gothic withrus]
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Noun | 1. | wether - male sheep especially a castrated one genus Ovis, Ovis - sheep sheep - woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat bellwether - sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell |
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