sucking louse

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noun

See under louse (def. 1).

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Origin of sucking louse

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby sucking louse

sucket fork, suckfish, suckhole, suck in, sucking, sucking louse, sucking reflex, sucking wound, suckle, suckler, suckling

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Clearly, the advances were not reciprocated but Williams “continued to talk about sucking dick.”
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That being said, it's sort of crazy that the two hot chicks end up sucking face for SO MUCH LONGER than any of the hetero couples.
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Zied suggests popping a breath strip, sucking on a strong mint, or reapplying your lip gloss.
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Borges had an almost Evelyn Waugh-like capacity for sucking up to the upper classes.
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All these measures were taken to halt the blood-sucking tendencies of the recently deceased.
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While a counsellor was pleading at the Irish bar, a louse unluckily peeped from under his wig.
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The scolex is about the size of a pin-head, and is surrounded by four sucking discs, but has no hooklets (Fig. 96).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The itch-mite (Acarus scabiei) and the louse (Pediculus capitis, corporis, vel pubis) are the more common members of the group.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
He said "Now" with a little sucking in of breath and a thin anticipant smile and spun on his heel.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
The good influence of the operations of the Trinity louse might be shown by many interesting instances.
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British Dictionary definitions for sucking louse

sucking louse

noun

any insect of the order AnopluraSee louse (def. 1)

Word Origin for sucking louse

so named because it has a mouth adapted for sucking the body fluids of its host

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