"suck the monkey" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sucks the monkey [present, singular, third-person], sucking the monkey [participle, present], sucked the monkey [participle, past], sucked the monkey [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} suck the monkey (third-person singular simple present sucks the monkey, present participle sucking the monkey, simple past and past participle sucked the monkey)
  1. (naval slang) To surreptitiously drink alcohol from a cask through an inserted tube. Tags: slang Synonyms: bleed the monkey
    Sense id: en-suck_the_monkey-en-verb-I45r3p9H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Topics: government, military, naval, navy, politics, war
  2. (slang) To drink from a coconut filled surreptitiously with rum, etc. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-suck_the_monkey-en-verb-798AqbAD

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