sheep-dip

[ sheep-dip ]

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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

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

First recorded in 1860–65

Whereupon Carley felt mount in her breast an intense and rebellious determination to see a sheep-dip.

Yet she was nonetheless set upon going on, and seeing the sheep-dip, and riding that fiendish mustang until the trip was ended.

“Glad to meet you, sir,” said Swope, offering a greasy hand that smelled of sheep dip.

And the station-business doesn't pay for the sheep-dip to sanctify their coffee with.

To disinfect a den, put it in a large tub and soak it in “sheep dip”.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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