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wet end
noun
The first section of a paper machine to which the pulp is delivered in a slurry form (as mixture of fiber and water).
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"It looks as if things are going to settle down to a degree after quite a wet end to last week and the start of the weekend for some, particularly in the South.
Photo: Shoppers and other people on a rain-slicked stretch of 125th Street in Harlem and throughout the New York metropolitan region needed umbrellas more than scarves and gloves yesterday as the extended holiday weekend drew to a warm but wet end.
"Nothing particularly heavy in terms of the rainfall, just a cloudy and wet end to the day across those areas.
The caddie should always keep a towel draped over his shoulder with one wet end for wiping clubs.
Caddies should always keep a towel draped over their shoulder with one wet end for wiping clubs.
Wednesday's record-breaking heatwave, which brought the hottest July day on record, will come to a slightly cooler and wet end on Thursday.
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Perfect for a wet summer.
A warm winter and wet spring.
"It will be wet today," one promised.
A relatively dry spring gives way to a wet summer and a wetter winter.
"The summer of '69 was a very wet summer.
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