bane vs wether

bane

noun

  • A disease of sheep. 

  • A cause of misery or death. 

  • Bone. 

verb

  • To be the bane of. 

  • To kill, especially by poison; to be the poison of. 

wether

noun

  • A castrated goat. 

  • A castrated ram. 

verb

  • To castrate a male sheep or goat. 

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