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noun
A block of salt, often enriched with other minerals, licked by herd animals to supplement their diet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A natural source of such minerals licked by animals.
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noun
a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: lick
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Broader terms: sediment, deposit
History
From salt + lick.
Across languages
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