rode hard and put up wet

A form of ridden hard and put away wet — Mistreated; not properly cared for.

Meanings

adjectiverode hard and put up wet (not comparable)
  1. Southern USalternativecolloquialnot comparableAlternative form of ridden hard and put away wet (“in either sense”).
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APA

rode hard and put up wet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rode%20hard%20and%20put%20up%20wet

MLA

“rode hard and put up wet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rode%20hard%20and%20put%20up%20wet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rode hard and put up wet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rode%20hard%20and%20put%20up%20wet.

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