English word sucker comes from English sucken
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| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| sucken | English (eng) | (obsolete) The duty of a tenant to bring corn etc to a particular mill to be ground.. (obsolete) The land astricted in this way. |
| suckener | English (eng) | (obsolete) The tenant of a sucken, who under the law of thirlage had to mill his grain at the mill of his feudal lord or thirl. |
| sucker | English (eng) | One who is easily fooled, or gulled. To fool someone; to take advantage of someone. |