单词 | sheep-dipping |
释义 | > as lemmassheep-dipping sheep-dipping n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > [noun] > sheep washing or dipping sheep-wash749 rivering1532 sheepwashing1826 crutching1837 sheep-dipping1852 jetting1941 1852 Trans. Highl. Soc. 418 Sheep-dipping apparatus. 1887 J. Coleman Cattle Great Brit. 281 The value of sheep dipping, both as affecting health, removing vermin, and favouring wool growth. 1915 J. R. Macdonald N.Z. Sheepfarming xxvii. 71 It is needless to set forth all the conditions for complete success in sheep dipping, seeing that..it is the custom to attach directions for use on every packet or drum. 1968 J. Arnold Shell Bk. Country Crafts 228 The primary use, for a coracle, now, is for fly-fishing and sheep~dipping. < as lemmas |
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