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wet-un

wet-un noun: a diseased cow, unfit for human food, but nevertheless sold to make into sausages etc.

Noun

wet-un (plural wet-uns)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) A diseased cow, unfit for human food, but nevertheless sold to make into sausages etc.
    • The sick animals are divided into three classes — "choppers, rough-uns, and wet-uns."1849, The Farmer's Magazine, volume 19, page 142

Forms of wet-un

pluralwet-uns

Questions about wet-un

What does wet-un mean?
Wet-un means a diseased cow, unfit for human food, but nevertheless sold to make into sausages etc.
What part of speech is wet-un?
Wet-un is a noun.
What is the plural of wet-un?
The plural of wet-un is wet-uns.

Words near wet-un in the dictionary

  1. wet-rot
  2. wet-sand
  3. wet-sanded
  4. wet-sanding
  5. wet-sands
  6. wet-un
  7. wet-uns
  8. wet-weather
  9. wet-weather tire
  10. wet-weather tires
  11. wet-weather tyre

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