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deer lick

noun

a spot of ground, naturally or artificially salty, where deer come to lick.

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Origin of deer lick

First recorded in 1735–45

Words nearby deer lick

Deerfield Beach, deer fly, deer fly fever, deer grass, deerhound, deer lick, deer mouse, Deer Park, deerskin, deerstalker, deer's-tongue
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Example sentences from the Web for deer lick

  • Naturally it is a "deer-lick," which makes it a Mecca during the open season to hunters.

    The Lake of the Sky|George Wharton James

  • There was a deer-lick on our camp-ground there at Bridge Creek, and during the night deer came down and strayed through the camp.

    Tenting To-night|Mary Roberts Rinehart

  • I was probably not more than a mile away when you found that deer-lick.

    Far Past the Frontier|James A. Braden

British Dictionary definitions for deer lick

deer lick

noun

a naturally or artificially salty area of ground where deer come to lick the salt
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