good lick

noun

Something useful; a good deed.

“The children came running down the road at a good lick.”

Meanings

noungood lick (plural good licks)

plural good licks

  1. colloquialSomething useful; a good deed.

    If you could carry that bucket of water over here, that'd be a good lick.

  2. colloquialA rapid pace.

    The children came running down the road at a good lick.

Cite this entry
APA

good lick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20lick

MLA

“good lick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20lick. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “good lick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20lick.

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