It just means they like to fight
So when my sis was pregnant her baby's dad kicked her out and left her for someone. his cousin found out his older cousin gave him a few good licks. Does this mean that the cousin likes my sister or was he just defending his little cousin?
You'd have to ask him, how would we know.
If his cousin gave him a "few good licks," how is that "defending" him?
Who cares? She needs to get the father of her child to pay child support ... It's her child's right. He can't just blow off his responsibilities like that.