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sheep-dipped

sheep-dipped is the simple past and past participle of sheep-dip.

Meaning of sheep-dip

Verb

sheep-dip (third-person singular simple present sheep-dips, present participle sheep-dipping, simple past and past participle sheep-dipped)

  1. (US, transitive) To formally, and usually temporarily, transfer military equipment or personnel to nonmilitary ownership for the purpose of its employment in covert action which involves less of a risk of triggering an armed conflict.

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Questions about sheep-dipped

What is sheep-dipped the simple past and past participle of?
Sheep-dipped is the simple past and past participle of sheep-dip.

Words near sheep-dipped in the dictionary

  1. sheep-bells
  2. sheep-biter
  3. sheep-biters
  4. sheep-biting
  5. sheep-dip
  6. sheep-dipped
  7. sheep-dipping
  8. sheep-dips
  9. sheep-faced
  10. sheep-headed
  11. sheep-like

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