- sheep wash
- noun
1. : a place where sheep are washed
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sheep wash
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sheep-wash — sheepˈ wash noun A sheep dip • • • Main Entry: ↑sheep … Useful english dictionary
sheep-wash — /ˈʃip wɒʃ/ (say sheep wosh) verb (i) to wash sheep as a preliminary to shearing. –sheep washer, noun –sheep washing, noun …
sheep wash — /ˈʃip wɒʃ/ (say sheep wosh) noun 1. → sheep dip. 2. a section of a river where sheep can be washed. 3. Obsolete Colloquial beer …
wash — /wɒʃ / (say wosh) verb (t) 1. to apply water or some other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water, etc. 2. to free from spiritual defilement, or from sin, guilt, etc. 3. Shearing to clean… …
Wash — (w[o^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Washed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Washing}.] [OE. waschen, AS. wascan; akin to D. wasschen, G. waschen, OHG. wascan, Icel. & Sw. vaska, Dan. vaske, and perhaps to E. water. [root]150.] 1. To cleanse by ablution, or dipping … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sheep-dip — /sheep dip /, n. a lotion or wash applied to the fleece or skin of sheep to kill vermin, usually applied by immersing the animals in vats. [1860 65] * * * … Universalium
sheep-dip — sheep′ dip n. ahb. a lotion or wash usu. applied by immersion to the fleece or skin of a sheep to kill vermin • Etymology: 1860–65 … From formal English to slang
sheep-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… … Useful english dictionary
sheep dip — /ˈʃip dɪp/ (say sheep dip) noun 1. a lotion or wash applied to the fleece or skin of sheep to kill vermin. 2. a deep trough containing such a liquid through which sheep are driven. 3. Colloquial cheap alcohol, especially whisky …
wash-pen — /ˈwɒʃ pɛn/ (say wosh pen) noun an enclosure where sheep are held prior to washing …
