"salt lick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: salt licks [plural]
Etymology: From salt + lick. Etymology templates: {{com|en|salt|lick}} salt + lick Head templates: {{en-noun}} salt lick (plural salt licks)
  1. A block of salt, often enriched with other minerals, licked by herd animals to supplement their diet. Categories (topical): Animal foods Synonyms: saltlick Related terms: mineral lick, saltstone Translations (block of salt): liz (Czech), liksteen [masculine] (Dutch), zoutsteen [masculine] (Dutch), nuolukivi (Finnish), pierre à lécher [feminine] (French), Salzlecke [feminine] (German), Leckstein [masculine] (German), lizawka [feminine] (Polish), salegar [masculine] (Spanish), saltsten [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-salt_lick-en-noun-NbMvs2lK Disambiguation of Animal foods: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'block of salt': 100 0
  2. A natural source of such minerals licked by animals. Categories (topical): Animal foods
    Sense id: en-salt_lick-en-noun-C8hAzNTj Disambiguation of Animal foods: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

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