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PRONUNCIATION OF SHEEP-DIP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHEEP-DIP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Sheep-Dip is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHEEP-DIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sheep-dip in the English dictionary

The definition of sheep-dip in the dictionary is any of several liquid disinfectants and insecticides in which sheep are immersed to kill vermin and germs in their fleece. Other definition of sheep-dip is a deep trough containing such a liquid.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHEEP-DIP

sheep farmer
sheep farming
sheep ked
sheep measles
sheep race
sheep run
sheep sorrel
sheep station
sheep tick
sheep track
sheep-worrying
sheep´s eyes
sheep´s fescue
sheep´s sorrel
sheepberry
sheepcot
sheepcote
sheepdog
sheepdog trial
sheepfold

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHEEP-DIP

angle of dip
cheese dip
chip
clip
dip
double dip
flip
hip
leadership
lucky dip
magnetic dip
membership
nip
partnership
redip
relationship
rip
ship
skinny-dip
slippery dip

Synonyms and antonyms of sheep-dip in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sheep-dip» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHEEP-DIP

Find out the translation of sheep-dip to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sheep-dip from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sheep-dip» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

羊浸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

baños de ovejas
570 millions of speakers

English

sheep-dip
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भेड़ डुबकी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأغنام وتراجع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

овец погружением
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ovelha-mergulho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মেষ-চোবান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

moutons creux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kambing biri-biri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schaf -dip
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

羊ディップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

양 - 딥
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Domba-dip
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cừu nhúng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆடு டிப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शेड-डिपा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

koyun parazit ilacı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sheep - dip
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sheep - dip
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

овець зануренням
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oi - dip
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρόβατα - dip
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skape -dip
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sheep - dip
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sau - dip
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sheep-dip

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHEEP-DIP»

The term «sheep-dip» is regularly used and occupies the 60.081 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHEEP-DIP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sheep-dip

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHEEP-DIP»

Discover the use of sheep-dip in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sheep-dip and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Organophosphate sheep dip: clinical aspects of long-term ...
9.1 The working partv nToiuinciuN that a representative group (it- not self- selected and, ideally, a true random sample) of OP sheep dip exposed individuals be reviewed for neurological and psychiatric abnormalities and comparisons made ...
‎1998
2
Being Bianca: The Semi-Complete Guide: A Comedy in One ACT
The Semi-Complete Guide: A Comedy in One ACT Alan Haehnel. enters wearing a costume piece that corresponds with the sheep to indicate that she is providing the voice for the stuffed animal. NETTIE: Hello, Sheep-dip! SHEEP-DIP: Hey ...
Alan Haehnel, 2007
3
The Veterinary Formulary
... be allowed to chew the collar GSL Cat Flea Collar (Plastic) (SherleyV.) UK Dimpylate (dia/inon) 15% PML Coopers Ectoforce Sheep Dip (Schering-Plough) UK Dip concentrate, (water soluble sachet), dimpylate (diazinon) 60%. for sheep.
Yolande M. Bishop, British Veterinary Association, 2005
4
Land Use Systems in Grassland Dominated Regions: Proceedings ...
If good practice is not followed during the disposal of spent sheep dip to grassland, there can be devastating consequences for the water environment. Four experimental sites on grassland were established and diluted spent sheep dip ...
A. Lüscher, 2004
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Drinking Water Quality: Problems and Solutions
So how does sheep-dip get into water resources? Apart from trace concentrations from the animals themselves, who are soaked in the chemical, which is slowly washed out of the animal's coat by rain, the main route is through the disposal of ...
N. F. Gray, 2008
6
Sheep Flock Health: A Planned Approach
Product Chemical Application method Protection Meat withdrawal Cooper's Ectoforce Sheep Dip Diazinon1 Plunge dip >28 days 35 days Osmond's Gold Fleece Sheep Dip Diazinon1 Plunge dip >28 days 35 days Paracide Plus Diazinon1 ...
Neil Sargison, 2009
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Critical Reasoning: A Practical Introduction
The Veterinary Products Committee examined medical evidence on 266 cases of people who believed that their influenza-like symptoms were caused by exposure to sheep dip. They found a possible link to sheep dip in only fifty-eight of these ...
Anne Thomson, 2009
8
CompTIA Security+ Deluxe Study Guide: SY0-201
Nn Consider deploying a sheep-dip system for precleaning removable media before use on your LAN. A sheep-dip system is a stand-alone machine that is used solely to scan portable storage devices for malware before they are used on  ...
Emmett Dulaney, 2011
9
Pesticides: Developments, Impacts and Controls
An additional procedure was used, on six farms, to assess exposure to dilute sheep dip by an alternative method to observation by the hygienists. This involved the addition of a fluorescent marker, at a known concentration, to the diluted dip ...
G A Best, A D Ruthven, 1995
10
The Hamiltons: Two Novels
He was now writing on a pad; then he said, "Sheep-dip." "What?" He straightened up, sighed, then drew the air back quickly into his lungs. "Maisie," he said, "you've got the unfortunate habit of using that word, 'whaf , and in such a way that ...
Catherine Cookson, 2006

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHEEP-DIP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sheep-dip is used in the context of the following news items.
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That sheep-dip poisoning disaster they tried to keep secret
The cover-up of the OPs disaster in fact ran much wider than just their use in sheep dip. Indeed it continues to this day, in attempts to suppress the appalling ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
2
RBS workers face 'sheep-dip process' of standards training
SPEECH: RBS chairman Sir Philip Hampton told the Confederation of British Industry's annual conference that the firm was improving. Picture: Reuters. «Herald Scotland, Nov 13»
3
Toxic sheep dip sites warning
Around 500 former sheep-dip sites in the Tasman district could be contaminated with lethal levels of toxic chemicals including arsenic and dieldrin, a Tasman ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 11»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Sheep-Dip [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sheep-dip>. Apr 2024 ».
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