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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—U

Unlicked

or Unlicked Cub. A loutish, unmannerly youth. According to tradition, the bear cub is misshapen and imperfect till its dam has licked it into form.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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