salt lick
Americannoun
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a place to which animals go to lick naturally occurring salt deposits.
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a block of salt or salt preparation provided, as in a pasture, for cattle, horses, etc.
noun
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a place where wild animals go to lick naturally occurring salt deposits
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a block of salt or a salt preparation given to domestic or farm animals to lick
Etymology
Origin of salt lick
An Americanism dating back to 1735–45
Example Sentences
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In 2021, Seattle artist Aurora San Miguel made a salt lick shaped like one of the Elemental Stones seen in the 1997 science fiction film “The Fifth Element.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2023
When I was a kid, my family put out a salt lick to attract deer.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2023
You'll end up with a real salt lick.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2023
Mountain goats, searching for salt, lick the rocks and dig in the dirt where humans have peed.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 30, 2020
Settlers had followed the long-rangers; and numerous communities sprang up by salt lick and water course.
From Union and Democracy by Allen Johnson
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