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wet flies

wet flies is the plural of wet fly.

Meaning of wet fly

Noun

wet fly (plural wet flies)

  1. A lure for fly fishing designed to be fished beneath the surface of the water.
    • […] it was with the wet fly that he really knew happiness, trailing it, subtly, seductively under the surface, tempting the fish on to the hook, feeling their play and reading their mind from the tug and pressure beneath the surface of the water.1987, Edward Rutherford, Sarum, New York: Crown Publishers, page 875

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Questions about wet flies

What is wet flies the plural of?
Wet flies is the plural of wet fly.

Words near wet flies in the dictionary

  1. wet farts
  2. wet feet, dry feet policy
  3. wet firecracker
  4. wet firecrackers
  5. wet fish
  6. wet flies
  7. wet fly
  8. wet food
  9. wet foods
  10. wet gas
  11. wet goods

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