AtDDtA1: Darby Suckling

[David Morris]

One usually associates "suckling" with a pig, and we know of Pynchon's
fondness for pigs.  Darby starts out in AtD as the eager and innocent
younger member of the Crew, but as future chapters unfold he becomes
increasingly rebellious and resentful.

On 1/22/07, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
>  "'Oh, boy!' cried Darby Suckling [...]
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> Darby
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> DARBY
> Gender: Masculine & Feminine
> Usage: English
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> Pronounced: DAHR-bee
> From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "deer
> town" in Old Norse.
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> http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=darby
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> Darby - from the word meaning "free."
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> Suckling
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> Main Entry: suck·ling
> Pronunciation: 's&-kli[ng]
> Function: noun
> Etymology: Middle English suklyng, from suken to suck
> : a young unweaned animal