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Plural of wether

regular plural

The plural of wether is wethers.

Forms of wether

Singularwether /ˈwɛðɚ/
Pluralwethers
Countablecountable

Wethers in a sentence

  • Sheep are classified as wethers, rams, ewes, hoggasters or two-year-olds, and lambs.2014 [1951], H. P. R. Finberg, “Chapter V: Pastoral husbandry”, in Tavistock Abbey: A Study in the Social and Economic History of Devon…. From the entry hogget

Meaning of wether

  1. noun A castrated goat.
  2. noun A castrated ram.
  3. verb To castrate a male sheep or goat.

Full definition of wether

Questions about the plural of wether

What is the plural of wether?
The plural of wether is wethers.
Is wether countable?
Wether is a countable noun.

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