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Definition of suckle
1a : to give milk to from the breast or udder
a mother suckling her child
b : to nurture as if by giving milk from the breast
was suckled on pulp magazines
2 : to draw milk from the breast or udder of
lambs suckling the ewes
: to draw milk from the breast or udder
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The first known use of suckle was in the 14th century
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