sheep dip

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   a liquid mixture containing pesticides in which sheep are dipped to kill parasites

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Questions about sheep dip

What does sheep dip mean?

sheep dip means "a liquid mixture containing pesticides in which sheep are dipped to kill parasites".

Is sheep dip a common word?

sheep dip is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.