Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ridden hard and put away wet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: rid-den hard and put -away wet
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Mistreated; not properly cared for.

adj

Presumed to have had a significant number of lovers and showing the signs of overuse.

Colloquial

verb

past participle of ride hard and put away wet

Example Sentences

"However, much more is needed, much more. Farmers throughout the Nation feel that they have been "ridden hard and put away wet.""
"The Oriskany had been ridden hard and put away wet at the end of the Vietnam War, without an overhaul or proper preservation."
"Alexandra collapsed onto the leather couch in the library, feeling as if she were a horse who had just been ridden hard and put away wet."
"That's what my mama would call rode hard and hung up wet."

Etymology

From the inadvisable practice of riding a horse and then stabling it while it is still coated in sweat, rather than brushing and grooming it properly afterwards.

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

rode hard and put up wet (alternative)

Questions

What does ridden hard and put away wet mean?: Mistreated; not properly cared for.
Where does ridden hard and put away wet come from?: From the inadvisable practice of riding a horse and then stabling it while it is still coated in sweat, rather than brushing and grooming it properly afterwards.

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