give suck

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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

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

And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!’

From The Burning of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania by Schneck, B. S. (Benjamin Shroder)

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)