Defn: The chaffinch, whose cry is thought to foretell rain. [Prov.
Eng.]
WET-BULB THERMOMETER
Wet-bulb thermometer. (Physics)
Defn: That one of the two similar thermometers of a psychrometer the bulb of which is moistened; also, the entire instrument.
WETHER Weth"er, n. Etym: [OE. wether, AS. we; akin to OS. wethar, withar, a ram, D. weder, G. widder, OHG. widar, Icel. ver, Sw. vädur, Dan. vædder, Goth. wiprus a lamb, L. vitulus calf, Skr. vatsa, L. vetus old, Gr. Veal, Veteran.]
Defn: A castrated ram.
WETNESS
Wet"ness, n.
1. The quality or state of being wet; moisture; humidity; as, the wetness of land; the wetness of a cloth.
2. A watery or moist state of the atmosphere; a state of being rainy, foggy, or misty; as, the wetness of weather or the season.
Note: Wetness generally implies more water or liquid than is implied by humidness or moisture.
WET NURSE
Wet" nurse`.