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Meanings of thorough wetting in English

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Usage of thorough wetting in English
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The thorough wetting had cooled his spirit and calmed his nerves.
The Shadow of the Rope
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A shower surprised us yesterday and gave us a thorough wetting.
Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia
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He was rescued with no other harm than a thorough wetting.
A Unique Story of a Marvellous Career: Life of Hon. Phineas T. B...
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This meant a thorough wetting for my cousin and me.
Seen and Unseen
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I am afraid if you had not come by fortunately, I should have had a thorough wetting.
A Village Ophelia and Other Stories
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The spray flew before her bows, and doubtless gave the passengers all a thorough wetting within the first half-hour.
Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 2.
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Then out went ballast and up and on we went, no worse for the fun beyond a pretty thorough wetting!
The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier
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He knew that neither could be fired after the thorough wetting in the river, but the farmer would not know that.
The Shades of the Wilderness: A Story of Lee's Great Stand
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In the fright, excitement, and thorough wetting, I forgot about the boat,-orrather, no misgiving seized me as to its safety.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 73, November, 1863 / A Maga...
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