"wetwork" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From wet + work. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wet|work}} wet + work Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} wetwork (uncountable)
  1. Alternative spelling of wet work Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: wet work
    Sense id: en-wetwork-en-noun-ZLvVN6D2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2001, Christopher Golden, Rick Hautala, Brain Trust:",
          "text": "Once upon a time, Wilcox had been reluctant to take wetwork assignments, national security be damned. But he had been married then.",
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          "ref": "2004, John Dalmas, The Second Coming:",
          "text": "Some little task — some wetwork you'd rather hire out than do yourself?",
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