The bull, the cow and the calf are covered with hair. The ram, or wether, the ewe and the lamb have wool. The billy goat, the gelded goat, the she-goat and kid have long hair and beards.
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Wether
/ˈwɛðɚ/
Synonyms for "wether" (25 found)
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A wether is a castrated male sheep or goat. A bellwether was originally a wether who led a flock of other sheep; a bell was placed around his neck to help locate the animals.
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Although the male goat kids are often culled because they will never produce milk, they are sometimes castrated instead and allowed to remain in the herd as a "wether". With a bell around its neck, such a "bellwether" is usually the leader for the rest of the herd.
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"Weather" and "whether" are homonyms; be careful not to confuse them while writing. And of course neither should be confused with their other homonym, "wether", which refers to a castrated male goat.
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