The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lick \Lick\, n. [See Lick, v.]
A stroke of the tongue in licking. ``A lick at the honey pot.''
--Dryden.-
A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue, or of something which acts like a tongue; as, to put on colors with a lick of the brush. Also, a small quantity of any substance so applied.
A lick of court whitewash.
--Gray. A place where salt is found on the surface of the earth, to which wild animals resort to lick it up; -- often, but not always, near salt springs. Called also salt lick.
Wiktionary
alt. 1 A block of salt, often enriched with other minerals, licked by herd animals to supplement their diet. 2 A natural source of such minerals licked by animals. n. 1 A block of salt, often enriched with other minerals, licked by herd animals to supplement their diet. 2 A natural source of such minerals licked by animals.
WordNet
n. a salt deposit that animals regularly lick [syn: lick]
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Headwords:
Salt Lick
Wikipedia
A salt lick is a salt deposit that animals regularly lick.
Salt lick or Saltlick may also refer to:
Usage examples of "salt lick".
The man wheeled back into Mexico, and since then nothing had disturbed the crossing except a few mangy goats on their way to the salt lick.
We ought to locate a salt lick and think about curing hides and things like that- that water skin I made is getting high already.
We ought to locate a salt lick and think about curing hides and things like that that water skin I made is getting high already.
A salt lick for the woods goats was hopefully tried, although Lake felt dubious about it.
On the contrary, sometimes the smell might mean that a salt lick would appear nearby.
If you can locate a salt lick in a cow pasture, I'd happily have dinner with you there.