= sheep-wash, n. 2.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > [noun] > sheep washing or dipping > sheep-wash or -dip (6) sheep-watera1722 = sheep-wash, n. 2. fag water1848 a preparation, typically containing arsenic, used as a dip or applied to the wool of sheep as a means of killing ticks and other parasitic insects. sheep-wash1858 A preparation used in washing sheep, sheep-dip. sheep-dip1865 (a) = sheep-wash, n. 2; (b) a place where sheep are washed; also fig. (see quots. 1945 1976). dip1871 A preparation into which something is dipped, as bronzing-dip, sheep-dip, etc. (cf. dip, v. 3). Also, a vat or tank in which sheep-dip is used. So dip… wash1933 A washing with some liquid for the purpose of producing a particular effect; a liquid preparation used… = sheep-wash, n. 1 2. |
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