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sheep-dip
[ sheep-dip ]
noun
- a lotion or wash applied to the fleece or skin of sheep to kill vermin, usually applied by immersing the animals in vats.
sheep-dip
noun
- any of several liquid disinfectants and insecticides in which sheep are immersed to kill vermin and germs in their fleece
- a deep trough containing such a liquid
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sheep-dip1
First recorded in 1860–65
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Example Sentences
Whereupon Carley felt mount in her breast an intense and rebellious determination to see a sheep-dip.
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Yet she was nonetheless set upon going on, and seeing the sheep-dip, and riding that fiendish mustang until the trip was ended.
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“Glad to meet you, sir,” said Swope, offering a greasy hand that smelled of sheep dip.
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And the station-business doesn't pay for the sheep-dip to sanctify their coffee with.
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To disinfect a den, put it in a large tub and soak it in “sheep dip”.
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