wetted

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛtəd/

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• Rhymes: -ɛtəd
• Homophone: whetted

Verb

wetted

1. simple past and past participle of wet
   • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 50:

     The ironbark trees are "rung" at a certain height top and bottom, and the bark detached in one sheet; it is then wetted, and laid out flat on the ground, huge stones being placed to keep it from rolling up again.