give suck

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"Mothers, after they are divorced, shall give suck unto their children two full years, and the father shall be obliged to maintain them and clothe them according to that which is reasonable."

From The Faith of Islam by Sell, Edward

"The Muse gave birth to Collins," says Swinburne; "she did but give suck to Gray."

From A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)

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

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)

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 Macé, Jean