lick spout

See also: lickspout

English

Noun

lick spout (plural lick spouts)

1. A spout or nipple supplying drinking water to a small caged animal.
   • 2006, Minoru Fukuda, Functional Glycomics, page 72:

     Place drinking water in the reservoir, and test the functionality of the lick spouts with a paper towel.