Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A lotion or wash applied to the fleece or skin of sheep, either to kill vermin or to preserve the wool.
- n. A sheep-washing (preparatory to sheep-shearing), or the feast held on that occasion.
- n. Also sheep-dip.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The consumption of tobacco is great in this colony, not only for personal use, but for sheep-wash; and the profits may be considerably greater for the lower leaves, which, owing to their gritty nature, cannot be manufactured, but may be advantageously cured for wash.
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One forgets things; but, unless I'm mistaken, the particular sheep-wash used was made up of lemonade, syrups, ink -- plenty of that -- milk (I bought a quart myself), tooth-powder, paraffin, and a cake of Sapolio -- Monkey Brand!
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I mind that summer well, for 'twere a fearful hot one, and Joey Garland and me taught ourselves to swim in the sheep-wash down in Mayo's Meads.
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But for many years the product was rank, coarse, and fitter for sheep-wash than for any other purpose.
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One year two millions of pounds were raised in the State, and, as it was mostly sold for sheep-wash, it lasted several years, and discouraged the growers.
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He had raised it as a crop for fifteen years; and before he perfected his new process, he was able usually to select the best of his crop for smoking-tobacco, and sold the remainder for sheep-wash.
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