dipping tank

English

Noun

dipping tank (plural dipping tanks)

  1. A tank where livestock can be immersed in disinfectant chemicals.
    • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus, published 2010, page 9:
      In the area, there were two small primary schools, a general store, and a dipping tank to rid the cattle of ticks and diseases.
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