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suckle |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Suckle \Suc"kle\, n. A teat. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Suckle \Suc"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suckled}; p. pr & vb n. {Suckling}.] [Freq. of suck.] To give suck to to nurse at the breast. --Addison. The breasts of Hecuba When she did suckle Hector, looked not lovelier. --Shak. They are not weak, suckled by Wisdom. --Landor. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Suckle \Suc"kle\, v. i. To nurse; to suck. [R.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: suckle v 1: suck milk from the mother's breasts; of infants and baby mammals 2: of infants [syn: {breastfeed}, {suck}, {nurse}, {wet-nurse}, {lactate}, {give suck}] [ant: {bottlefeed}]
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