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suckling

[suhk-ling] / ˈsʌk lɪŋ /
NOUN
baby
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Dr Beccy Suckling, chief medical officer at the hospital, said the building had a series of problems including windows that won't close properly, leading to damp.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2025

Suckling pig is a fabulous bar of meat, crisp in parts and soft in others, flavored with orange, oregano and thyme and garnished with minced onions and dots of avocado puree.

From Washington Post • Oct. 22, 2021

Her ex-husband, Keirán Suckling, is its founding director.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2020

A Dominican group, Alberto Díaz y Sensación, performs a lightning-fast merengue, “Navidad con Lechon,” which translates roughly as “Christmas With Suckling Pig.”

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2016

As the Aglaura of Suckling and the Vestal Virgin of Sir Robert Howard, which have a double fifth act.

From Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare by Smith, David Nichol




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