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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wet \Wet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wet} (rarely {Wetted}); p. pr &
vb n. {Wetting}.] [AS. w[=ae]tan.]
To fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle;
to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the
surface; to dip or soak in a liquid; as to wet a sponge; to
wet the hands; to wet cloth. ``[The scene] did draw tears
from me and wetted my paper.'' --Burke.
Ye mists and exhalations, that now rise . . . Whether
to deck with clouds the uncolored sky, Or wet the
thirsty earth with falling showers. --Milton.
{To wet one's whistle}, to moisten one's throat; to drink a
dram of liquor. [Colloq.]
Let us drink the other cup to wet our whistles.
--Walton.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
wetting
n 1: the act of making something wet
2: a euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak" [syn: {leak},
{making water}, {passing water}]
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