Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salt lick

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables
salt lick
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A block of salt, often enriched with other minerals, licked by herd animals to supplement their diet.

noun

A natural source of such minerals licked by animals.

Etymology

From salt + lick.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

salt licks (plural) saltlick (alternative)

Phrases

mineral lick

Frequently Paired Words

mineral lick saltstone

Synonyms

lick

Questions

What does salt lick mean?
A block of salt, often enriched with other minerals, licked by herd animals to supplement their diet.
Where does salt lick come from?
From salt + lick.

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