Definition of Sheep dip

1. Noun. A liquid mixture containing pesticides in which sheep are dipped to kill parasites.

Generic synonyms: Liquid, Pesticide

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sheep Dip

sheep-dips
sheep-faced
sheep-headed
sheep-like
sheep-pox
sheep-pox virus
sheep-run
sheep-shagger
sheep-shaggers
sheep-split
sheep-splits
sheep-tick
sheep bell
sheep botfly
sheep bots
sheep dip (current term)
sheep diseases
sheep dog
sheep fescue
sheep frog
sheep gadfly
sheep ked
sheep laurel
sheep louse
sheep pen
sheep plant
sheep polyphore
sheep polypore
sheep rot
sheep shagger

Literary usage of Sheep dip

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Compiled Statutes, Annotated, 1916: Embracing the Statutes of by United States, John Allan Mallory (1917)
"sheep dip. in Act 1883, exempting "seeds of all kinds, except medicinal seeds, not specially enumerated or provided for in this act." Nordlinger v. ..."

2. Coal Tar Distillation and Working Up of Tar Products by Arthur Robert Warnes (1913)
"Wells' oil—fuel oil— sheep dip creosote—creosote for the manufacture of greases—creosote for the benzol recovery process—creosote for timber preservation ..."

3. Coal Tar Distillation and Working Up of Tar Products by Arthur Robert Warnes (1918)
"Wells' oil—fuel oil— sheep dip creosote—creosote for the manufacture of greases—creosote for the manufacture of black varnish—creosote for timber ..."

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