deer lick
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noun
a spot of ground, naturally or artificially salty, where deer come to lick.
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Nearby words
deer, deer fern, deer fly, deer fly fever, deer grass, deer lick, deer mouse, deer park, deer tick, deer's-tongue, deerberry
Origin of deer lick
First recorded in 1735–45
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Examples 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 JamesThere 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 RinehartI 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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