Meaning of WETHER
| Pronunciation: | | 'wedhur
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| | Definition: | | [n] male sheep especially a castrated one |
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| | See Also: | | bellwether, genus Ovis, Ovis, sheep | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Weth"er\, n. [OE. wether, AS. we[eth]er; akin to OS.
wethar, withar, a ram, D. weder, G. widder, OHG. widar, Icel.
ve[eth]r, Sw. v["a]dur, Dan. v[ae]dder, Goth. wi[thorn]rus a
lamb, L. vitulus calf, Skr. vatsa, L. vetus old, Gr. 'e`tos
year; -- originally meaning, a yearling. Cf. {Veal},
{Veteran}.]
A castrated ram.
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