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The Common Room / Re: Help with word definition please.
« on: Wednesday 04 November 15 06:34 GMT (UK) »A dictionary of slang and unconventional English, amongst other definitions, says "suck" meant strong drink from the late 17th to the early 19th century. In Liverpool, apparently, it could mean a single sweet from the 19th century.
Thank you. The man in question was a relative stranger, so handing the girl a sweet which she gave to the baby seems more likely.