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sheep dip

also sheep-dip (shēp′dĭp′)
n.
Any of various liquid preparations containing pesticides into which sheep are dipped to control external parasites.
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sheep-dip

n
1. (Agriculture) any of several liquid disinfectants and insecticides in which sheep are immersed to kill vermin and germs in their fleece
2. (Agriculture) a deep trough containing such a liquid
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sheep′-dip`



n.
a lotion or wash usu. applied by immersion to the fleece or skin of a sheep to kill vermin.
[1860–65]
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