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Suckle \Suc"kle\, n. A teat. [Obs.]

--Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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. [1913 Webster]

The breasts of Hecuba When she did suckle Hector, looked not lovelier. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

They are not weak, suckled by Wisdom. --Landor. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

Suckle \Suc"kle\, v. i. To nurse; to suck. [R.]

[1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

62 Moby Thesaurus words for "suckle": aliment, aspirate, bib, booze, breast-feed, breathe in, care for, cherish, coddle, cosset, cradle, cultivate, drain the cup, draw in, drink, drink in, drink off, drink to, drink up, dry-nurse, fatten, fatten up, feed, fondle, force-feed, foster, guzzle, imbibe, inhale, inspire, lactate, lavish care on, mother, nourish, nurse, nurture, nutrify, pamper, pledge, pull, quaff, sip, slurp, sniff, sniffle, snuff, snuff in, snuffle, spoon-feed, stuff, suck, suck in, sup, sustain, swig, swill, tipple, toast, toss down, toss off, wash down, wet-nurse

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

 

suckle

verb

1: suck milk from the mother's breasts; "the infant was suckling happily"
2: give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" [syn: breastfeed, bottle-feed, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck] [ant: bottlefeed]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Suckle \Suc"kle\, n. A teat. [Obs.]

--Sir T. Herbert.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Suckle \Suc"kle\, v. i. To nurse; to suck. [R.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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