"wet bob" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wet bobs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wet bob (plural wet bobs)
  1. (UK, slang, dated) A schoolboy who goes in for rowing in preference to cricket or football. Tags: UK, dated, slang Coordinate_terms: dry bob
    Sense id: en-wet_bob-en-noun-kkSef1Ta Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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