| 单词 | water-wet |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater-wet water-wet n. Agriculture (now historical) dampness of a hay crop caused by rain or dew. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > moisture or humidity > [noun] > on herbage, from rain snivel1693 water-wet1775 1775 W. Marshall Minutes Agric. 23 Nov. (1778) If possible, mix it perfectly full of sap, but perfectly free from water-wet. 1869 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. Eng. 5 11 It requires much practical experience, and much patient discretion, to put together a large mass of hay, from which first all water-wet, namely, that which it receives as rain or dew, must be evaporated to prevent mould and dust. 1951 R. Wightman Watching Certain Things iv. 56 They drew a sharp distinction between what they called ‘sap-wet’ and ‘water-wet’. < as lemmas |
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