Possible Clues:

• Get one's feet wet, in a way
• Said to have been considered for walk through water
• One side of a 1973 ruling
• Get through, though it was heavy, reportedly
• Hall-of-Famer Boggs
• Proceed with difficulty (through)
• Ford a stream, e.g.
• Do more than dip a toe
• One way to keep one's hair dry
• Step through a stream