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wet ends

wet ends is the plural of wet end.

Meaning of wet end

Noun

wet end (plural wet ends)

  1. The first section of a paper machine to which the pulp is delivered in a slurry form (as mixture of fiber and water).
  2. Someone who is incompetent.
    • Sean's lower lip was trembling. "Kevin Pelkey says—" "Who are you going to believe? That wet end or your own brother? […]1991, Stephen King, Needful Things

Questions about wet ends

What is wet ends the plural of?
Wet ends is the plural of wet end.

Words near wet ends in the dictionary

  1. wet dress rehearsal
  2. wet dress rehearsals
  3. wet edge time
  4. wet edge times
  5. wet end
  6. wet ends
  7. wet fart
  8. wet farts
  9. wet feet, dry feet policy
  10. wet firecracker
  11. wet firecrackers

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