That o'er my sky fresh clouds arise And drench my path with rain. From LearnThat.org. [Grace Troy.]
One day we had to play the goat doctors giving them a good "drench", some liquid medicine. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
Is brooding above, and will soon drench the plain. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 470, January 8, 1831] Reference
Place the ewe on her haunches and drench carefully. From Wordnik.com. [The Veterinarian] Reference
So seems a dove, her plumes in blood deep-drench'd. From Wordnik.com. [The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II] Reference
Set on ice till ready to serve, then drench with sweet. From Wordnik.com. [Dishes & Beverages of the Old South] Reference
Any drench entering the lungs produces fatal pneumonia. From Wordnik.com. [The Veterinarian] Reference
Nay, then, if wilful will to water, wilful must drench. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4] Reference
She saw a spray of water, cast up by the auto, drench him. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls] Reference
"What, drench his honor's worship!" said Mercy, innocently. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866] Reference
One pound of Glauber's salts in a drench is to be preferred. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
Mix and boil down to one quart; when cool give it as a drench. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed] Reference
A simple drench test will quickly reveal whether you have a problem. From Wordnik.com. [How to stop the ants from marching in (Hurrah!)] Reference
"He's got the botts -- drench him for the botts," another prescribed. From Wordnik.com. [Trail's End] Reference
"A smell of earth fresh from 'wholesome drench of April rains,'" said. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 38, December, 1860] Reference
She often slipped out in the early morning to drench herself with dew. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885] Reference
A drench of from one to two pounds of Epsom or Glauber's salts should be given. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
The rains drench him, but he keeps his head down: he's been warned about snipers. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. Troops: Black Like Me] Reference
Glauber's salts may be given as a drench, or eserine may be given hypodermically. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
He must understand shoeing and shoes, and must be able to give a drench for colic. From Wordnik.com. [Outdoor Sports and Games] Reference
Then the water spilled out of the angry clouds overhead and bade fair to drench them. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point] Reference
Every precaution should be taken so as to prevent the drench from entering the lungs. From Wordnik.com. [The Veterinarian] Reference
Do not drench an animal when you can administer the necessary medicine in any other way. From Wordnik.com. [The Veterinarian] Reference
Never lay a hog on his back to drench him, as in so doing there is great danger of strangling. From Wordnik.com. [The Veterinarian] Reference
Dey had to drench me down wid sweet milk, and from dat day to dis I ain't never laked peaches. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1] Reference
Bleed freely; and give in drench one pound of Glauber-salts, with two drachms of Jamaica ginger. From Wordnik.com. [Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure] Reference
Prepare as above, after it is thoroughly tender, throw into a colander and drench with cold water. From Wordnik.com. [Vaughan's Vegetable Cook Book (4th edition) How to Cook and Use Rarer Vegetables and Herbs] Reference
Care should be exercised in giving irritating drenches to sheep, especially if the drench be bulky. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
Weapons cleave it not, fire consumeth it not; the waters do not drench it, nor doth the wind waste it. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7] Reference
Give Epsom-salts, one pound; Jamaica ginger, two ounces; dissolve in warm water, one quart, and drench. From Wordnik.com. [Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure] Reference
Mix for drench; if repeated, it should be followed by a purgative, as soon as the spasms have subsided. From Wordnik.com. [Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure] Reference
Two drachms of tincture of nux vomica and one ounce of alcohol may be given in a drench three times daily. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
It may be necessary to drench the animal with a very small quantity of water for the purpose of diagnosis. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
In all cases it is advisable to drench the animal with one pint of raw linseed oil and two ounces of turpentine. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
The water at this point was not more than three or four feet deep, but deep enough to drench him from head to foot. From Wordnik.com. [History of Kershaw's Brigade] Reference
The oil was American aid for Tibetan refugees, who had sold it and gone to the liquor shop to drench their miseries. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
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