dipping tank

dipping tank (plural dipping tanks)

1. A tank where livestock can be immersed in disinfectant chemicals.
   • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: 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.