give suck

Example Sentences

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Woe be in those days to them that are with child, and to them that give suck.

From The first New Testament printed in English by

This bird is said by the people to engender by the ear, and to give suck to their young.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 by Kerr, Robert

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 teats of female animals, when they give suck, become rigid and erected, in the same manner as in the last article, from the pleasurable sensation of the love of the mother to her offspring.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd, He shall gather the lambs in his arms, And carry them in his bosom, And shall gently lead those that give suck.

From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall