In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SUCKLING
suckling, lactation
(noun) feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
suckling
(noun) a young mammal that has not been weaned
nursling, nurseling, suckling
(noun) an infant considered in relation to its nurse
Suckling, Sir John Suckling
(noun) English poet and courtier (1609-1642)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
suckling (plural sucklings)
An infant that is still being breastfed (being suckled) by its mother.
A young mammal not yet weaned and still being fed milk by its mother.
Etymology 2
Verb
suckling
present participle of suckle
Anagrams
• lung sick, sculking
Source: Wiktionary
Suck"ling, n. Etym: [OE. sokeling. See Suck, v. t.]
1. A young child or animal nursed at the breast.
2. A small kind of yellow clover (Trifolium filiforme) common in Southern Europe.
SUCKLE
Suc"kle, n.
Definition: A teat. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.
Suc"kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suckled; p. pr. & vb. n. Suckling.] Etym: [Freq. of suck.]
Definition: To give suck to; to nurse at the breast. Addison. The breasts of Hecuba When she did suckle Hector, looked not lovelier. Shak. They are not weak, suckled by Wisdom. Landor.
Suc"kle, v. i.
Definition: To nurse; to suck. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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