Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Wet-bob and Dry-bob.

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Wet.

Wet Finger (With a),

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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.


Wet-bob and Dry-bob.

At Eton a wet-bob is a boy who goes in for boating, but a dry-bob is one who goes in for cricket.	1

Wet.

Wet Finger (With a),

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