"lick-box" meaning in All languages combined

See lick-box on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: lick-boxes [plural]
Etymology: From lick + box. Possibly a Calque of French liche-casse. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lick|box}} lick + box, {{calque|en|fr|liche-casse}} Calque of French liche-casse Head templates: {{en-noun}} lick-box (plural lick-boxes)
  1. (obsolete) A gourmand; a glutton. Tags: obsolete

Inflected forms

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