soukyng

Middle English

Alternative forms

soukynge, sokyng, souking, sowkyng, sokynge

Etymology

From souken +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsukinɡ/, /ˈsuːkinɡ/

Noun

soukyng (plural sowkynges)

The extraction of milk; breastfeeding or milking.
Extraction or drawing with one's mouth; sucking.
(rare) Incitement.

Descendants

English: sucking
Scots: sookin

References

“sǒuking(e (ger.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-31.

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