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suck·le
I. \ˈsəkəl\ transitive verb
(suckled ; suckled ; suckling \-k(ə)liŋ, -lēŋ\ ; suckles)
Etymology: probably back-formation from suckling (I)
1.
a. : to give suck to
b. : rear, foster, nourish
< suckled on miracles, religious and astrological — Josephine Pickney >
2. : to nurse at or from : suck
3. : to take in as nourishment
< from whose lusty, healthy breast my father had suckled the first of that fine strength — Rafael Sabatini >
II. noun
also sucklebush \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\
(plural suckles also sucklebushes)
Etymology: suckle from Middle English sokel clover, honeysuckle, short for honysokel, honysoukel honeysuckle; sucklebush from suckle (II) + bush — more at honeysuckle
: honeysuckle |