weddern.
/ˈwɛdə/ One who weds. penny wedder (? cf. penny wedding n. at penny n. Compounds 2).
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > [noun] > manner of marrying > at which guests contribute money
penny-bridal1599
silver bridal1624
penny wedding1672
silver-marriage1825
penny wedder1866
silvern wedding1880
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > male
wetherc890
wether sheep13..
heder1579
hamel1835
wedder1866
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > male > castrated or wether
wetherc890
wether sheep13..
muttonc1450
stag1784
hamel1835
wedder1866
1866 Morning Star 15 Sept. 2/5 The sounds of hobnailed feet and giggling was heard in the church porch, denoting the arrival of the first batch of penny wedders.
1891 in Cent. Dict.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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