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dry nursing

dry nursing is the present participle and gerund 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 nursing

What is dry nursing the present participle and gerund of?
Dry nursing is the present participle and gerund of dry nurse.

Words near dry nursing in the dictionary

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

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