sheep-dip

[ sheep-dip ]

/ ˈʃipˌdɪp /

noun

a lotion or wash applied to the fleece or skin of sheep to kill vermin, usually applied by immersing the animals in vats.

Origin of sheep-dip

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby sheep-dip

sheeny, sheep, sheepback rock, sheepberry, sheepcote, sheep-dip, sheepdog, sheepdog trial, sheep fescue, sheepfold, sheephead

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Example sentences from the Web for sheep-dip

By itself, railroad coffee is too passive; but sheep-dip makes it wake up and get down to business.
Following the Equator, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
And they went by train with the bailiff from the farm, who was going in about some sheep-dip and to buy pigs.
The Wouldbegoods|E. Nesbit
Yet she was nonetheless set upon going on, and seeing the sheep-dip, and riding that fiendish mustang until the trip was ended.
The Call of the Canyon|Zane Grey
Whereupon Carley felt mount in her breast an intense and rebellious determination to see a sheep-dip.
The Call of the Canyon|Zane Grey

And the station-business doesn't pay for the sheep-dip to sanctify their coffee with.
Following the Equator, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for sheep-dip

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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单词	sheep-dip
释义	sheep-dip [ sheep-dip ] / ˈʃipˌdɪp / noun a lotion or wash applied to the fleece or skin of sheep to kill vermin, usually applied by immersing the animals in vats. Origin of sheep-dip First recorded in 1860–65 Words nearby sheep-dip sheeny, sheep, sheepback rock, sheepberry, sheepcote, sheep-dip, sheepdog, sheepdog trial, sheep fescue, sheepfold, sheephead Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sheep-dip By itself, railroad coffee is too passive; but sheep-dip makes it wake up and get down to business. Following the Equator, Complete\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) And they went by train with the bailiff from the farm, who was going in about some sheep-dip and to buy pigs. The Wouldbegoods\|E. Nesbit Yet she was nonetheless set upon going on, and seeing the sheep-dip, and riding that fiendish mustang until the trip was ended. The Call of the Canyon\|Zane Grey Whereupon Carley felt mount in her breast an intense and rebellious determination to see a sheep-dip. The Call of the Canyon\|Zane Grey And the station-business doesn't pay for the sheep-dip to sanctify their coffee with. Following the Equator, Complete\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) British Dictionary definitions for sheep-dip 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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