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Meaning of wet end | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  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.

Equivalents

Deutsch Siebpartie
Suomi märkäpää

Examples

“Sean's lower lip was trembling. "Kevin Pelkey says—" "Who are you going to believe? That wet end or your own brother? […]”
“Then the other grabbed the rifle from his friend and said, “You wet end! Here! Let me show ya how to do it.””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

wet fart wet feet, dry feet policy wet firecracker wet fish wet fly wet food

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