salt lick
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
A place [where salt is found naturally and in a position available to animals which resort thither to lick it from the rocks, etc.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “salt lick” mean?
A place [where salt is found naturally and in a position available to animals which resort thither to lick it from the rocks, etc.
Is “salt lick” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.