wether
Gelded male sheep
A wether is a castrated male sheep or goat.
The term distinguishes these animals from intact rams or bucks, which are kept for breeding.
Wethers are raised primarily for meat or wool.
The word is easily confused with weather and whether, which sound identical but have unrelated meanings.
Adult male sheep
Rendered infertile surgically
- geldingCastrated male equine
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- fixedRestored or immovable
- alteredChanged from before
desexed · nonbreeding · infertile · barren · capon · steer · ox · emasculated
Idyllically rural
- rusticRural and unrefined
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- ruralOf the countryside
- ArcadianOf a Greek region
sylvan · idyllic · shepherd · meadow · agrarian · pastures · verdant · grazing
ram
Adult male sheep
sheep · goat · kid · buck · doe · billy · nanny · ovine · caprine · ruminant
neutered
Rendered infertile surgically
altered · desexed · nonbreeding · infertile · barren · capon · steer · ox · emasculated · docile
bucolic
Idyllically rural
- rusticRural and unrefined
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- ruralOf the countryside
Arcadian · sylvan · idyllic · shepherd · meadow · agrarian · pastures · verdant · grazing · tranquil
fleece
Wool still on sheep
yarn · shearing · lanolin · carding · felt · tweed · textile · weaving · knitting · worsted
livestock
Domesticated farm animals
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- ranchingOperating a livestock farm
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
husbandry · feedlot · stockyard · dairy · cattle · swine · poultry · bovine · porcine · domesticated