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.

Words nearby sheep-dip

sheep sorrel, sheep station, sheep tick, sheep's eyes, sheep's fescue, sheep-dip, sheepback rock, sheepberry, sheepcote, sheepdog, sheepdog trial

Origin of sheep-dip

First recorded in 1860–65

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Examples 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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sheep-dip

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