give suck
Example Sentences
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But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
From Walks and Words of Jesus A Paragraph Harmony of the Four Evangelists by Olmsted, M. N.
"The muse gave birth to Collins, she did but give suck to Gray."
From English Literature: Modern Home University Library of Modern Knowledge by Mair, G. H. (George Herbert)
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
Suckle, suk′l, v.t. to give suck to: to nurse at the breast.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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.