deer lick

American  

noun

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

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deer lick British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of deer lick

First recorded in 1735–45

Example Sentences

“There’s a deer lick near here, and there’s a really pretty stream over there.”

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2023

Service is all over you until you need to find someone to let them know the salad Lyonnaise could double as a deer lick.

From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2023

"There comes your trouble now," he added, pointing to a girl on a brown pony, coming slowly out of the timber near the deer lick.

From The Shepherd of the Hills by Wright, Harold Bell

The drover regaled his eyes on the trophies of the old forlorn hunter, and then visited the perch, which was situated close by a "deer lick," where wolves resorted to fall upon their victims.

From The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes by Falconbridge

The day came at last when Sammy found the shepherd in the little grove, near the deer lick, and told him that she and her father were going to move.

From The Shepherd of the Hills by Wright, Harold Bell