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wether
[ weth-er ]
/ ˈwɛð ər /
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noun
a castrated male sheep.
Also called wether wool . wool from previously shorn sheep.
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Origin of wether
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Old Saxon withar,Old High German widar,Old Norse vethr,Gothic withrus
Words nearby wether
wet deposition, wet dock, wet dream, wet fish, wet fly, wether, Wethersfield, wetland, wet look, wet machine, wet market
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British Dictionary definitions for wether
wether
/ (ˈwɛðə) /
noun
a male sheep, esp a castrated one
Word Origin for wether
Old English hwæther; related to Old Frisian hweder, Old High German hwedar, Old Norse hvatharr
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