sugar-tit

[ shoog-er-tit ]

noun

1. a piece of cloth containing moist sugar, wrapped to resemble a nipple and used to pacify an infant.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sugar-tit¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

A matter of the soul!" said Benjamin Wright; "a matter of—of a sugar-tit for a toothless baby!

From Project Gutenberg