A male sheep, a ram; esp. a castrated ram. See also bellwether, n.
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释义 | the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > male (33) wetherc890 A male sheep, a ram; esp. a castrated ram. See also bellwether, n. wether sheep13.. = wether, n. 1. heder1579 A male sheep; spec. one from eight or nine months old till its first shearing. hamel1835 A wether. wedder1866 One who weds. penny wedder (? cf. penny wedding n. at penny, n. compounds 2). Subcategories:— defined by age (4) — uncastrated or ram (15) — castrated or wether (9) |
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