I know the “lick and a promise” sense as “cat’s lick and a promise” – maybe a convergence between lick meaning a small amount and the fact that cats actually clean themselves by licking?
Christina Stephens:
July 31st, 2020 at 1:01 am
What about lick, as in the town French Lick, Indiana? I read something about a “mineral lick” there.
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Stephen Burke:
April 11th, 2013 at 1:18 pm
I know the “lick and a promise” sense as “cat’s lick and a promise” – maybe a convergence between lick meaning a small amount and the fact that cats actually clean themselves by licking?
Christina Stephens:
July 31st, 2020 at 1:01 am
What about lick, as in the town French Lick, Indiana? I read something about a “mineral lick” there.