Wet-un

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A diseased cow, unfit for human food, but nevertheless sold to make into sausages etc. UK, obsolete, slang

    "The sick animals are divided into three classes — "choppers, rough-uns, and wet-uns.""

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"The sick animals are divided into three classes — "choppers, rough-uns, and wet-uns.""

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