salt lick


noun
  1. a place to which animals go to lick naturally occurring salt deposits.

  2. a block of salt or salt preparation provided, as in a pasture, for cattle, horses, etc.

Origin of salt lick

1
An Americanism dating back to 1735–45

Words Nearby salt lick

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How to use salt lick in a sentence

  • It stood near a path, much frequented by elephants, leading to a salt lick in the hills a few hundred yards away.

    Life in an Indian Outpost | Gordon Casserly

British Dictionary definitions for salt lick

salt lick

noun
  1. a place where wild animals go to lick naturally occurring salt deposits

  2. a block of salt or a salt preparation given to domestic or farm animals to lick

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