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dry nursed

dry nursed is the simple past and past participle of dry nurse.

Meaning of dry nurse

Verb

dry nurse (third-person singular simple present dry nurses, present participle dry nursing, simple past and past participle dry nursed)

  1. To feed, attend, and bring up without suckling.
  2. (archaic, slang) Of an inferior officer: to carry on the duty on board ship, due to the captain's ignorance of seamanship.

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Questions about dry nursed

What is dry nursed the simple past and past participle of?
Dry nursed is the simple past and past participle of dry nurse.

Words near dry nursed in the dictionary

  1. dry meters
  2. dry moon
  3. dry mouth
  4. dry needling
  5. dry nurse
  6. dry nursed
  7. dry nurses
  8. dry nursing
  9. dry off
  10. dry one's eyes
  11. dry orgasm

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