wet-un

noun

A diseased cow, unfit for human food, but nevertheless sold to make into sausages etc.

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Meanings

nounwet-un (plural wet-uns)

plural wet-uns

  1. UKobsoleteslangA diseased cow, unfit for human food, but nevertheless sold to make into sausages etc.

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

    1849, The Farmer's Magazine, volume 19, page 142
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APA

wet-un. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wet-un

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“wet-un.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wet-un. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wet-un,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wet-un.

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