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DRY-NURSE
\dɹˈa͡ɪnˈɜːs], \dɹˈaɪnˈɜːs], \d_ɹ_ˈaɪ_n_ˈɜː_s]\
Definitions of DRY-NURSE
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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n
.
A
nurse
who
attends
and
feeds
a
child
by
hand
,
in
distinction
from
a
wet
nurse
who
suckles
it
.
1871
- The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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