Sentence:  Suddenly he was interrupted in his daydreaming by a warm wetness lapping against his chin , and his eyes opened wide and long at the sight of a goat 's claret tongue , feasting against the salt <WSD>taste</WSD> of him . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus