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A.Word.A.Day--wether Pronunciation: WAV or RealAudio wether (WETH-uhr) noun A castrated ram. [Middle English, from Old English, wether, from Germanic wethruz, perhaps "yearling".] "The wolf, well-sated, puts himself to sleep counting his bags of wool, then dreams of queues replete with shivering wethers, meaty ewes;" Cannon, Melissa, Fairy tale and gloss. (poem), Ploughshares, 1 Mar 1996. This week's theme: words with slightly different spellings from some everyday words. X-Bonus The lie that exalts us is dearer than a thousand sober truths. -Alexander Pushkin.

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