SUCKING
Suck"ing, a.
Defn: Drawing milk from the mother or dam; hence, colloquially,
young, inexperienced, as, a sucking infant; a sucking calf.
I suppose you are a young barrister, sucking lawyer, or that sort of
thing. Thackeray.
Sucking bottle, a feeding bottle. See under Bottle.
— Sucking fish (Zoöl.), the remora. See Remora. Baird.
— Sucking pump, a suction pump. See under Suction.
— Sucking stomach (Zoöl.), the muscular first stomach of certain
insects and other invertebrates which suck liquid food.
SUCKLE
Suc"kle, n.
Defn: A teat. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.
SUCKLE
Suc"kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suckled; p. pr. & vb. n. Suckling.]
Etym: [Freq. of suck.]
Defn: 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.
SUCKLE
Suc"kle, v. i.
Defn: To nurse; to suck. [R.]
SUCKLER
Suc"kler, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An animal that suckles its young; a mammal.