Sheep dip is a liquid formulation of insecticide and fungicide which shepherds and farmers may use to protect their sheep from infestation against external parasites such as itch mite (Psorobia ovis), blow-fly, ticks and lice.
"Sheep dip" was also American Central Intelligence Agency argot for a cover story originally connected to Project Oxcart.
In computing, the term "sheep dip" refers to a dedicated computer used to test files for viruses before being allowed into a company or institution.
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Famous quotes containing the words sheep and/or dip:
“We are sheep in a herd of sheep,
but Clytemnestra, Electra and Death
are burnt like star-names in the sky.”
—Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)
“A just thinker will allow full swing to his skepticism. I dip my pen in the blackest ink, because I am not afraid of falling into my inkpot.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)