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Word: Drench
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Old English drencan ‘force to drink’, drenc ‘a drink or draught’, of Germanic origin; related to German tränken (verb), Trank (noun), also to drink
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
drɛn(t)ʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
wet thoroughly; soak
Short Definition:soak
Examples:- I fell in the stream and was drenched
Definition:
forcibly administer a drug in liquid form orally to (an animal)
Short Definition:administer drug to animal
Examples:- three-times-a-year drenching for calves
Word: Drench
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
drɛn(t)ʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a dose of medicine administered to an animal
Short Definition:animal's dose of medicine
Examples:- a worming drench
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