give suck

Example Sentences

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He saith: “And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days...”

From Gems of Divine Mysteries by Bahá'u'lláh

But woe is then to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days.

From The first New Testament printed in English by

The mother is enjoined by the law to give suck to her child two full years, unless she have her husband's consent to shorten the period, or to employ another nurse.

From The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Anonymous

We have an example of this obscurity in the fourth chapter of the book of Lamentations, where it is said that "even the sea-monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones."

From Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Russell, Michael

Then said Sarah: Who would have supposed that I should give suck to my child, being so old?

From Bible Stories and Religious Classics by Wells, Philip P.