give suck
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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 Michael Russell
They bring forth their young alive, and give suck to them as soon as they are born.
From The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals by Jean Macé
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
I do not recollect hearing of any woman who had six children except the wife of Raddin of Madura, who had more; and she, contrary to the universal custom, did not give suck to hers.
From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by William Marsden
But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
From Jesus of Nazareth, A Biography, by John Mark by
