wether sheep

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• Wether — may refer to:*A castrated male Goat *A castrated male Sheep …   Wikipedia

• 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 — [weth′ər] n. [ME < OE, akin to Ger widder < IE base * wet , year > ETESIAN] a castrated male sheep or goat …   English World dictionary

• wether — /wedh euhr/, n. 1. a castrated male sheep. 2. Also called wether wool. wool from previously shorn sheep. [bef. 900; ME, OE; c. OS withar, OHG widar, ON vethr, Goth withrus] * * * …   Universalium

• 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

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

• sheep — Synonyms and related words: Babbitt, Columbia, Karakul, Kerry Hill, Lincoln, Merino, Middle American, Panama, Philistine, Romeldale, Romney, Suffolk, Wensleydale, anal character, ape, assembly, bellwether, bourgeois, brethren, burgher,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• wether —  A castrated sheep …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• 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 — weth•er [[t]ˈwɛð ər[/t]] n. a castrated male sheep • Etymology: bef. 900; ME, OE, c. OS withar, OHG widar, ON vethr, Go withrus …   From formal English to slang