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sheepwash

sheepwash noun: sheep-dip (antiparasitic formulation for use on sheep).

Noun

sheepwash (countable and uncountable, plural sheepwashes)

  1. sheep-dip (antiparasitic formulation for use on sheep)
  2. A place where sheep are dosed with this formulation.

Proper noun capitalized: Sheepwash

Sheepwash

  1. A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS4806).
  2. A hamlet in Ashington parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ2585).

Forms of sheepwash

pluralsheepwashes
alternative formsheep-wash

Origin of sheepwash

From sheep + wash.

Questions about sheepwash

What does sheepwash mean?
Sheepwash means sheep-dip (antiparasitic formulation for use on sheep).
What part of speech is sheepwash?
Sheepwash can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of sheepwash?
The plural of sheepwash is sheepwashes.

Words near sheepwash in the dictionary

  1. sheepswool sponges
  2. sheeptrack
  3. sheeptracks
  4. sheepwalk
  5. sheepwalks
  6. sheepwash
  7. sheepwashes
  8. sheepway
  9. sheepways
  10. sheepwise
  11. sheepy

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