In times gone by, shepherds used to place a bell around the neck of a castrated ram that was leading a flock of sheep so that the movement of the flock could be noted. What was another term for the castrated ram?
Bellwether Bellwether A bellwether is one that leads or indicates trends; a trendsetter. The term derives from the Middle English "bellewether" and refers to the practice of placing a bell around the neck of a castrated ram (a "wether") leading the flock of sheep. A shepherd could then note the movements of the flock by hearing the bell, even when the flock was not in sight. In politics, the term more often applies in a metaphorical sense to describe a geographic region where political tendencies match in microcosm those of a wider area, such that the result of an election in
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