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deer lick

noun

  1. a spot of ground, naturally or artificially salty, where deer come to lick.


deer lick

noun

  1. a naturally or artificially salty area of ground where deer come to lick the salt
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deer lick1

First recorded in 1735–45
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Example Sentences

“There’s a deer lick near here, and there’s a really pretty stream over there.”

“There’s a deer lick near here, and there’s a really pretty stream over there.”

Service is all over you until you need to find someone to let them know the salad Lyonnaise could double as a deer lick.

One visit’s mackerel and apple tartare, so salty it could double as a deer lick, is of late a subtly seasoned tuna tartare mixed with the same minced fruit and toasted walnuts and served on a buttermilk dressing dappled with chive oil.

“Deer lick and kiss and nibble and groom each other throughout life. It is so insane that someone would tell you that dropping corn might cause a deer to swap spit.”

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