salt lick

salt lick

n.1. A natural deposit of exposed salt that animals lick.2. A block of salt, often with added minerals or vitamins, set out for animals such as cattle, horses, sheep, or deer to lick.

salt lick

n 1. (Zoology) a place where wild animals go to lick naturally occurring salt deposits 2. (Zoology) a block of salt or a salt preparation given to domestic or farm animals to lick

salt′ lick`

n. 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. [1735–45, Amer.]

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salt lick - a salt deposit that animals regularly licklicksediment, deposit - matter that has been deposited by some natural process