drench

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drench

1. the act or an instance of drenching

2. a dose of liquid medicine given to an animal

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In front, at a weary gallop and using his leather whip, rode an officer, disheveled and drenched, whose trousers had worked up to above his knees.

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Both horse and horseman were extricated without any damage, excepting that the latter was completely drenched, so that it was necessary to kindle a fire to dry him.

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Not long after, as Tom, all undressed for bed, was surveying his drenched garments by the light of a tallow dip, Sid woke up; but if he had any dim idea of making any "references to allusions," he thought better of it and held his peace, for there was danger in Tom's eye.

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We were approaching a castle which stood on high ground; a huge, strong, venerable structure, whose gray towers and battlements were charmingly draped with ivy, and whose whole majestic mass was drenched with splendors flung from the sinking sun.

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Splendid trees reared their stately tops where splendid cathedrals once had reared their domes, and sweet wild flowers blossomed in simple serenity in soil that once was drenched with human blood.

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Darlington played against ten men for more than half the game after Altrincham's Tom Hannigan was sent off for a foul on Jarrett Rivers, and then for stoppage time they were up against nine after the host's keeper Steven Drench was stretchered off with an injury.

Quakers free-kick late show grabs first point; ALTRINCHAM 1 DARLINGTON 1

The disgusting finding comes from a recent study by Drench, which revealed that a majority of couples admit to sharing towels with their partner.

Half of British couples spread poo bacteria to each other by sharing towels; A recent study by Drench revealed that a majority of couples admit to sharing towels with their partner

Encourage predators to feed on the bugs or drench the soil around the roots with Bugclear Ultra Vine Weevil Killer.

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More than 120 Scouts and Explorers Scouts from across Stirling, Clackmannan, Falkirk and West Lothian recently had a splash at Drench 2018 - a watersports based activity weekend.

Scouts made a splash

NATIONAL LEAGUE NORTH Bradford PA ...............................3 Tamworth ...................4 TAMWORTH got back to winning ways at The Horsfall Stadium, stunning their hosts with less than 90 seconds on the clock when Connor Taylor struck home from the left of the box past keeper Steven Drench.

Lambs made to sweat after taking control

The following 8 treatments were applied on 3 Mar 2015: dinotefuran [T: trade name Transtech[R]] (70 WSP) high rate, drenched at 17 g per 13 cm trunk dbh; dinotefuran [T] (70 WSP) low rate, drenched at 17 g per 26 cm trunk dbh; dinotefuran [Z: trade name Zylam Liquid[R]] (10% liquid) high rate, drenched at 114 mL per 10 cm trunk dbh; dinotefuran [Z] (10% liquid) low rate, drenched at 114 mL per 26 cm trunk dbh; abamectin (2%) injected at 5 mL per 5 cm trunk dbh; dinotefuran [T] (70 WSP) high rate, drench + abamectin injected at same rates as in 2014; dinotefuran [Z] (10% liquid) high rate, drench + abamectin (2%) injected at same rates as in 2014; and untreated control.

Management of staining and galling associated with oxhorn bucida trees in Florida

INCREASED availability of a new parasite drench should not lure sheep farmers into a false sense of security in the war against anthelmintic resistance, experts have warned.