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Definition for SUC'TION
SUCK'LING
SU'DAK
SUC'TION
, n. [Fr.]
The act of sucking or drawing into the mouth, as fluids. – Boyle. Arbuthnot.
The act of drawing, as fluids into a pipe or other thing.
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