单词 | pour-on |
释义 | pour-onadj.n. A. adj. Of, designating, or involving a substance designed to be poured on to or over something, esp. a parasiticide or insecticide designed to be poured on to an animal's body. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or fact of pouring or being poured > [adjective] > that can be poured pourable1884 pour-on1960 1960 Jrnl. Econ. Entomol. 53 815/2 The ‘pour-on’ procedure..is a remarkably easy method of treating animals. 1962 Harlan (Iowa) News Advertiser 8 Oct. 4/2 Pour-on insecticides can be applied to the backs of cattle as fast as they can be run through a restraining chute. 1986 Financial Times (Nexis) 9 Jan. 10 The company's products were presented as highly flexible ingredients, to be used as pour-on sauces, a medium for cooking..and..as soup. 1995 Classic Critters Summer 10/3 De-wormers are available in..pour-on, injectable and granule form. B. n. A pour-on substance, esp. a parasiticide or insecticide. ΚΠ 1960 Jrnl. Econ. Entomol. 53 817/1 Ruelene is an effective material for the control of cattle grubs when applied either as a spray or as a localized ‘pour-on’. 1995 Our Times July 30/2 Maybe we should do something about management wanting to save money so bad that they're making workers sick, like getting workers to use a grill cleaner as a mist rather than a pour-on. 2001 Cats June 40/1 An exception is Bio Spot, a pour-on that uses the insect growth regulator Nylar. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1960 |
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