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The difference between wet and a story you'll tell later.
means To soak something completely and thoroughly with liquid, leaving nothing dry.
from From Old English 'drencan,' meaning to give drink to or cause to drink — the causative form of 'drincan' (to drink). It originally meant to force liquid into something, and was used specifically for dosing animals with medicine by pouring it down their throats. Over time the sense widened from forced swallowing to full-body soaking, so the word that once meant 'make it drink' now means 'make it dripping wet.'
- old meaning
- once meant to force-feed livestock medicine
- etymology
- from Old English drencan, to make drink
- threshold
- beyond soaked, nothing is left dry