to dip sheep
1sheep|dip — or sheep dip «SHEEP DIHP», noun. a disinfecting mixture into which sheep are dipped …
2dip — [[t]dɪ̱p[/t]] dips, dipping, dipped 1) VERB If you dip something into a liquid, you put it into the liquid for a short time, so that only part of it is covered, and take it out again. [V n into/in n] They dip the food into the sauce... [V n… …
3sheep dip — noun a liquid mixture containing pesticides in which sheep are dipped to kill parasites • Hypernyms: ↑pesticide, ↑liquid * * * sheep dip UK US noun [countable/uncountable] [singular sheep dip p …
4sheep-dip — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a liquid preparation of toxic chemicals into which sheep are plunged especially to destroy parasitic arthropods (as lice, mites, keds, ticks) 2. : a coal tar disinfectant for use about farms or on animals wounds * * * /sheep… …
5sheep-dip — dip n a liquid preparation of usu. toxic chemicals into which sheep are plunged esp. to destroy parasitic arthropods …
6sheep dip — ► NOUN 1) a liquid preparation for cleansing sheep of parasites or preserving their wool. 2) a place where sheep are dipped in this liquid …
7sheep-dip — [shēpdip΄] n. any chemical preparation used as a bath to free sheep from vermin and sheep scab or to clean the fleece and skin before shearing …
8Dip — Dip, n. 1. The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid. The dip of oars in unison. Glover. [1913 Webster] 2. Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch. [1913 Webster] 3. a hollow or depression in a… …
9Dip of a stratum — Dip Dip, n. 1. The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid. The dip of oars in unison. Glover. [1913 Webster] 2. Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch. [1913 Webster] 3. a hollow or depression in a …
10Dip of the horizon — Dip Dip, n. 1. The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid. The dip of oars in unison. Glover. [1913 Webster] 2. Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch. [1913 Webster] 3. a hollow or depression in a …
