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Subject:Re: To Vet or Not to Vet From:Carol Odlum <carol -at- DREAMER -dot- EYRIE -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 19 Sep 1994 06:59:00 PDT
Merriam Webster's Ninth says:
vet vt vet7ted; vet7ting
(1891)
1a: to provide veterinary care for (an animal) or medical care for
(a person)
b: to subject (a person or animal) to a physical examination or
checkup
2: to subject to expert appraisal or correction
:EVALUATE
and the companion thesaurus:
vet vb
syn SCRUTINIZE 1, canvass, check over, check up, con,
examine, inspect, study, survey, view
idiom go over with a fine-tooth comb
Carol Odlum
carol -at- dreamer -dot- eyrie -dot- com
