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A pool for washing sheep.
(a) = sheep-wash, n. 2; (b) a place where sheep are washed; also fig. (see quots. 1945 1976).
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…
Australian. An enclosed place in a stream, used for sheep-washing.