sheep-sick

sheep-sick
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adjective
of soil or pasture : heavily infested with parasitic worm eggs following prolonged or excessive pasturage of sheep; broadly : incapable of supporting sheep

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sheep-sick «SHEEP SIHK», adjective.
(of pastureland) exhausted or diseased by excessive sheep-pasturing and no longer fit for this use.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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