Wiktionary
n. The first section of a paper machine to which the pulp is delivered in a slurry form (as mixture of fiber and water).
Usage examples of "wet end".
She dipped her spoon into the coffee, just at the tip, and then dipped the wet end into the sugar, that was how much she took.
Trying to duck away from the wet end of a towel dipped in the toilet, Vicki felt a sudden kinship with those kids in school yards whom everyone picked on just because they could.
He took it out, swirled its wet end in a small glass of clear liquor, then took a long suck on it.
Twyla thoughtfully spit out a stray hair and pointed the wet end of her braid with her fingers.
Okay, I said, and I pressed the wet end of the muzzle to the tip of your chin, and then the tip of your nose, and everywhere I pressed the muzzle, it left a shining wet ring of your tears.
I pressed the wet end of the gun on each cheek, and then on your chin, and then against your forehead and left the muzzle pressed there.
He pulled the cigar out of his mouth and considered the chewed wet end.
Pete Anglich flipped the wet end of the bathtowel straight at the Smiler's eyes.
He lit the wet end and took a deep drag, swallowing most of the smoke.
He reversed it, sticking in the dry end, leaving the wet end hanging against the guano-splattered flank of the car.