adj. phr.—1. Coddled, SHEPHERDED (q.v.), BACKED (q.v.); see NURSE.
1874. BEETON, The Siliad, 109.
| Who, ere his whiskers had completely grown, | |
| Possessed a comic paper of his own; | |
| But though WET-NURSED by someone in Debrett, | |
| It died quite young, nor felt the world regret. |
1891. The Electrical Review, xxviii. 13 Feb., 205. The system of WETNURSING adopted by the Post Office authorities in the case of the telegraph service has not been one of uniform success.
