(slang, dated) The act of throwing cold water over a sleeping individual to wake them.
1836, Pedestres (pseud.), Sir Clavileno Woodenpeg (knight of Snowdon, pseud.), A pedestrian tour of thirteen hundred and forty-seven miles through Wales and England (page 270)
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(transitive, slang, dated) To throw cold water all over a sleeping individual's bed and body to wake them.
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