salt lick

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sawlt lik]
- /sɔlt lɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sawlt lik]
- /sɔlt lɪk/

Definitions of salt lick words

noun salt lick a place to which animals go to lick naturally occurring salt deposits. 1
noun salt lick a block of salt or salt preparation provided, as in a pasture, for cattle, horses, etc. 1
noun salt lick a place where wild animals go to lick naturally occurring salt deposits 0
noun salt lick a block of salt or a salt preparation given to domestic or farm animals to lick 0
noun salt lick an exposed natural deposit of mineral rock salt which animals come to lick 0
noun salt lick a block of rock salt placed in a pasture for cattle, etc. to lick 0

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Origin of salt lick

First appearance:

before 1735

One of the 48% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1735-45

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Parts of speech for Salt lick

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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salt lick popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

salt lick usage trend in Literature

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