"good lick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: good licks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} good lick (plural good licks)
  1. (colloquial) Something useful; a good deed. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-good_lick-en-noun-s8pXoWNN
  2. (colloquial) A rapid pace. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-good_lick-en-noun-fO32ydIk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87

Inflected forms

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