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sheep-dipping

sheep-dipping is the present participle and gerund 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-dipping

What is sheep-dipping the present participle and gerund of?
Sheep-dipping is the present participle and gerund of sheep-dip.

Words near sheep-dipping in the dictionary

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

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