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

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deer lick

“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

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

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