Sucking

Sucking
Sucking Suck"ing, a. Drawing milk from the mother or dam; hence, colloquially, young, inexperienced, as, a sucking infant; a sucking calf. [1913 Webster]

I suppose you are a young barrister, sucking lawyer, or that sort of thing. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]

{Sucking bottle}, a feeding bottle. See under {Bottle}.

{Sucking fish} (Zo["o]l.), the remora. See {Remora}. --Baird.

{Sucking pump}, a suction pump. See under {Suction}.

{Sucking stomach} (Zo["o]l.), the muscular first stomach of certain insects and other invertebrates which suck liquid food. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • sucking — adj. 1 (of a child, animal, etc.) not yet weaned. 2 Zool. unfledged (sucking dove). Phrases and idioms: sucking disc an organ used for adhering to a surface. sucking fish = REMORA …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sucking — Suck Suck (s[u^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sucked} (s[u^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sucking}.] [OE. suken, souken, AS. s[=u]can, s[=u]gan; akin to D. zuigen, G. saugen, OHG. s[=u]gan, Icel. s[=u]ga, sj[=u]ga, Sw. suga, Dan. suge, L. sugere. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sucking — sÊŒk n. act of sucking; sound produced by sucking; something that is is sucked v. draw into the mouth using the lips and tongue; draw in, pull in; place in the mouth and draw upon; cause to dissolve in the mouth; be repulsive or disgusting… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Sucking —    A common method of healing illnesses employed by shamans while performing their duties as doctors. It is commonly understood that illness results from the intrusion of projectiles shot or forced into patient’s bodies by witches, sorcerers, or… …   Historical dictionary of shamanism

  • Sucking bottle — Sucking Suck ing, a. Drawing milk from the mother or dam; hence, colloquially, young, inexperienced, as, a sucking infant; a sucking calf. [1913 Webster] I suppose you are a young barrister, sucking lawyer, or that sort of thing. Thackeray. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sucking fish — Sucking Suck ing, a. Drawing milk from the mother or dam; hence, colloquially, young, inexperienced, as, a sucking infant; a sucking calf. [1913 Webster] I suppose you are a young barrister, sucking lawyer, or that sort of thing. Thackeray. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sucking pump — Sucking Suck ing, a. Drawing milk from the mother or dam; hence, colloquially, young, inexperienced, as, a sucking infant; a sucking calf. [1913 Webster] I suppose you are a young barrister, sucking lawyer, or that sort of thing. Thackeray. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sucking stomach — Sucking Suck ing, a. Drawing milk from the mother or dam; hence, colloquially, young, inexperienced, as, a sucking infant; a sucking calf. [1913 Webster] I suppose you are a young barrister, sucking lawyer, or that sort of thing. Thackeray. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sucking louse — n. LOUSE (n. 1a) * * * Any of more than 400 species (suborder Anoplura, order Phthiraptera) of small, wingless, flat ectoparasitic insects found worldwide. They have piercing and sucking mouthparts for extracting their food of mammals blood and… …   Universalium

  • sucking louse — n any of an order (Anoplura) of wingless insects comprising the true lice with mouthparts adapted for sucking body fluids * * * any member of the order Anoplura …   Medical dictionary

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