- vet (n.1)
- 1862, shortened form of veterinarian.
- vet (n.2)
- 1848, shortened form of veteran (n.).
- vet (v.)
- "to submit (an animal) to veterinary care," 1891, from veterinarian. The colloquial sense of "subject (something) to careful examination" (as of an animal by a veterinarian, especially of a horse before a race) is attested by 1901. Related: Vetted; vetting.
