salt lick

noun

a place to which animals go to lick naturally occurring salt deposits.

a block of salt or salt preparation provided, as in a pasture, for cattle, horses, etc.

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Origin of salt lick

An Americanism dating back to 1735–45

Words nearby salt lick

salt i, salt ii, salt junk, salt lake, salt lake city, salt lick, salt marsh, salt mine, salt of the earth, salt of the earth, the, salt of the earth, ye are the

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Example sentences from the Web for salt lick

The Wolf could have run alongside, and wed have reached the salt-lick quicker than we seem likely to do at this rate.
The Pioneer Boys on the Missouri|Harrison Adams
So we trailed the Shawnees, us two, and come up with them one night encamped beside a salt-lick.
The Path of the King|John Buchan
Im the scout who was to leave word at the salt-lick; and my name is Jasper Williams!
The Pioneer Boys on the Missouri|Harrison Adams
The ambush by the salt-lick or water-hole, however, is his favourite method of sport.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

There was that salt-lick we ran across two days ago; why, from the marks, thousands of deer and buffalo must visit it every year.
The Pioneer Boys of the Ohio|Harrison Adams

British Dictionary definitions for salt lick

salt lick

noun

a place where wild animals go to lick naturally occurring salt deposits

a block of salt or a salt preparation given to domestic or farm animals to lick

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