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To make an animal clean or cleaner

dip

verb

to put an animal in a bath filled with a chemical that kills insects on its skin

groom

verb

to clean and brush an animal, especially a horse or a dog

groom

verb

if an animal grooms itself or another animal, it cleans itself or another animal

grooming

noun

the activity of animals cleaning themselves or one another

muck out

to clean a place or building where farm animals live

rub down

to clean a horse’s body by rubbing it with a brush

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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