1 gen 1654 anni - wether

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A male sheep, a castrated ram. 1521 <i>ij of my best wheder shepe</i>, Halifax (Clay60); 1559 <i>in Pennycroft 20 wedders at £4 0 0,</i> North Stainley (YRS134/4); 1642 <i>Weathers are such as have formerly been tuppes but now are gelded; and they are usually called cleane weathers ... one as hayth had both his stones taken away </i>[or]<i> riggon weathers</i>, Elmswell (DW4); 1654 <i>Fourescore wethers at eight shillinges apeece</i>, Stockeld (YRS161/139). The wethers were kept in flocks by Fountains Abbey, under specialist herdsmen: 1297 <i>Johannes le Wetherhirde</i>, Horton in Ribblesdale (YRS16/6).

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