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

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 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

When only seven or eight miles from Wheeling and west of the Ohio river, they came upon a trail which led to a deer lick.

From A History of the McGuffey Readers by Vail, Henry Hobart