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• Wether — 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;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• wether — O.E. weðer ram, from P.Gmc. *wethruz (Cf. O.S. wethar, O.N. veðr, O.H.G. widar, Ger. Widder, Goth. wiþrus lamb ), lit. yearling, from PIE root *wet year (Cf. Skt. vatsah calf, Gk …   Etymology dictionary

• wether — ► NOUN ▪ a castrated ram. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

• wether — noun Etymology: Middle English, ram, from Old English; akin to Old High German widar ram, Latin vitulus calf, vetus old, Greek etos year Date: before 12th century a male sheep castrated before sexual maturity; also a castrated male goat …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ram — Synonyms and related words: assault, bear, bear upon, bellwether, billy, billy goat, boar, boost, bubbly jock, buck, bull, bulldoze, bullock, bump, bump against, bunt, butt, butt against, chanticleer, cock, cockerel, collide, cram, crowd, dig,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• wether — 1. noun a) A castrated buck goat. b) A castrated ram. 2. verb To castrate a male sheep or goat …   Wiktionary

• wether — castrated ram Unusual Animals …   Phrontistery dictionary

• wether — weth·er || weðə(r) n. castrated ram …   English contemporary dictionary

• wether — [ wɛδə] noun a castrated ram. Origin OE, of Gmc origin …   English new terms dictionary

• Wether — ♦ A male sheep, especially a castrated ram. (Beresford, Maurice and Hurst, John. Wharram Percy: Deserted Medieval Village, 138) Related terms: Ewe, Hogget …   Medieval glossary

• wether — /ˈwɛðə / (say wedhuh) noun a ram castrated when young. {Middle English and Old English; distantly related to Latin vitulus calf} …