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wether

/weth-er/US // ˈwɛð ər //UK // (ˈwɛðə) //

阉阉,阉阉的

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a castrated male sheep.
    • : Also called wether wool . wool from previously shorn sheep.

Examples

  • From the first day, 2012 was played entirely on the Republican side of the 50 yard line wether they wish to acknowledge it or not.

  • After a run from the west to east mark, they had a broad reach home in a fine breeze, 'Britannia' keeping bell-wether.

  • And further saith that the devill can raise foule wether and stormes, and soe hee did at their meetinges.

  • "The ancient bell-wether of the Standard Oil," Travers irreverently dubbed him.

  • I didnt know wether it was bad or not, but one of our stretcher-bearers showed me the way back to the fust aid post.

  • A pig cost fivepence, a wether two shillings and fourpence, and a calf fourpence more.