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lick 1. a stroke with the tongue, normally used in cleaning the coat or ingesting a substance from a flat surface. See also licking. 2. a mixture of salt plus other macro-elements, especially phosphorus, trace elements, vitamins and other feed additives, fed loosely in a box in the field or indoor housing. The objective is to get the animals to ingest small amounts daily by licking the mixture; salt hungry cattle may eat larger amounts. May be consolidated into a block which encourages licking. Called also mineral mix. acral lick dermatitis lick dermatitis see lick granuloma (below). feline lick granuloma see feline eosinophilic granuloma complex. lick granuloma called also lick dermatitis; see acral lick dermatitis. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Highly skilled people were often used as "stamp lickers. After the award and birthday cake, Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers will perform at 8 p. They brought their camels--and the feral descendants of these are today's dew lickers. |
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