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.

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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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