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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A natural deposit of exposed salt that animals lick.
  • noun A block of salt, often with added minerals or vitamins, set out for animals such as cattle, horses, sheep, or deer to lick.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A place resorted to by animals for the purpose of satisfying the natural craving for salt.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • 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.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a salt deposit that animals regularly lick

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