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Aha, so "to lick" can mean also "to wash with a saliva", not only "to touch with a tongue". That is new to me and makes things more intuitive.

Thank you. It is about La Rocca in San Marino. Text is from Lonely Planet.

Thanx!

I assume you are a native English speaker despite of the geography. :D

So no set phrase, licks are separate from spits and overall it means "to polish".

What does "licks and spits" mean? It looks like a set phrase but in internet it is impossible to find anything but porn.

Original sentence: "it (old tower) was given a few licks and spits in the...