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salt lick

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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 natural deposit of exposed salt that animals lick.

  2. A block of salt or artificial medicated saline preparation set out for cattle, sheep, or deer to lick.

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