deer lick

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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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How to use deer lick in a sentence

She actually had never been to a Deer Tick show before, but she liked it a lot.
Deer Tick's John McCauley on Ten Years in Rock and Roll|James Joiner|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
So we picked out the song (“Rhiannon,” click here for video), and Deer Tick learned it.
Deer Tick's John McCauley on Ten Years in Rock and Roll|James Joiner|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A worn couch sitting squarely before a wood veneer wall, accented by the head of a deer.
#Setinthestreet: Your Street Corner Is Their Art Project|James Joiner|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1987, The Deer Hunter was hailed at the Moscow Film Festival as an important portrayal of the horrors of war.
When Countries Lose Their Shit Over American Movies|Asawin Suebsaeng|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Grizzlies lick them up by the thousands, and the media has made a big deal out of Yellowstone bears eating these bugs.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Well, thinks I, this is no joke sure, at this lick I'll have family enuff to do me in a few years.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
Within were the park and the deer, and the mansion rearing its brilliant columns amidst the redundant groves of a Spanish autumn.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Now indeed they would have a grand feast, for they could add the flesh of the deer and boa to what they had already obtained.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
One of these leads past Charlecote, famous for Shakespeare's deer-stealing episode, but no longer open to the public.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
He descended into the valley, startling a herd of deer that bounded into the forest which clothed the hills.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn

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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