PETTED

PET

pet

(verb) stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking

pet

(verb) stroke or caress gently; “pet the lamb”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Verb

petted

simple past tense and past participle of pet

Source: Wiktionary

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PET

Pet, n. Etym: [Formerly peat, perhaps from Ir. peat, akin to Gael. peata.]

1. A cade lamb; a lamb brought up by hand.

2. Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a fondling; a darling; often, a favorite child. The love of cronies, pets, and favorites. Tatler.

3. Etym: [Prob. fr. Pet a fondling, hence, the behavior or humor of a spoiled child.]

Definition: A slight fit of peevishness or fretfulness. "In a pet she started up." Tennyson.

Pet, a.

Definition: Petted; indulged; admired; cherished; as, a pet child; a pet lamb; a pet theory. Some young lady's pet curate. F. Harrison. Pet cock. Etym: [Perh. for petty cock.] (Mach.) A little faucet in a water pipe or pump, to let air out, or at the end of a steam cylinder, to drain it.

Pet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Petted; p. pr. & vb. n. Petting.]

Definition: To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge; as, she was petted and spoiled.

Pet, v. i.

Definition: To be a pet. Feltham.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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