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What kind of coat can only be put on when wet?

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No sooner spoken than broken. What is it?

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I can run but not walk. Wherever I go, thought follow close behind. What am I?

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I have holes in my top and bottom, my left and right, and in the middle. But I still hold water. What am I?

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I run over fields and woods all day. Under my bed at night I sit alone. My tongue hangs out, up and to the rear, waiting to be filled in the morning. What am I?

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Weight in my belly, Trees in my back, Nails in my ribs, Feet do I lack. What am I?

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My life can be measured in hours; I serve by being devoured. Thin, I am quick; fat, I am slow. Wind is my foe. What am I?

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You do not want to have me, but when you have me, you do not want to lose me. What am I?

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A cowboy rode into town on Friday, stayed three days, and rode out again on Friday. How did he do that?

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What English word retains the same pronunciation, even after you take away four of its five letters?

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