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

The mountains have furnished me with everything—companions, shelter, clothing and food, savors—even salt, for just above a deer lick I found a small trickle from which I have evaporated my supply.

From The Lucky Piece A Tale of the North Woods by Paine, Albert Bigelow

She saw him pass from the open into the fringe of timber near the big gap; and, a few minutes later, saw him reappear beyond the deer lick.

From The Shepherd of the Hills by Wright, Harold Bell

He said there wus a place down on Panther Lick Creek, below where we lived, that was a deer lick.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Kentucky Narratives by Work Projects Administration