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| suck·le [ súk'l ] (past and past participle suck·led, present participle suck·ling, 3rd person present singular suck·les) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb feed from breast, teat, or udder: to take milk from a mother's breast, teat, or udder, or allow a young child or animal to do this
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2. transitive verb nourish: to nourish somebody or something
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| [14th century. Probably back-formation <suckling] |
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