salt lick

salt lick

noun
1.
a place to which animals go to lick naturally occurring salt deposits.
2.
a block of salt or salt preparation provided, as in a pasture, for cattle, horses, etc.

Origin:
1735–45, Americanism
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salt lick
 
n
1.  a place where wild animals go to lick naturally occurring salt deposits
2.  a block of salt or a salt preparation given to domestic or farm animals to lick

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