# salt lick

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A block of salt, often enriched with other minerals, licked by herd animals to supplement their diet.
2. A natural source of such minerals licked by animals.

## Etymology
From salt + lick.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/salt-lick