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whethering

whethering noun: the retention of the afterbirth in cows or sheep.

Noun

whethering (uncountable)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) The retention of the afterbirth in cows or sheep.

Questions about whethering

What does whethering mean?
Whethering means the retention of the afterbirth in cows or sheep.
What part of speech is whethering?
Whethering is a noun.

Words near whethering in the dictionary

  1. whet
  2. whet slate
  3. whet slates
  4. whet someone's appetite
  5. whether
  6. whethering
  7. whethersoever
  8. whetile
  9. whetiles
  10. whets
  11. whets someone's appetite

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