Definition of cradle

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Cradle (n.) A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc., as up an inclined plane, or across a strip of land, or in launching a ship..

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Cradling :: Cradling (n.) The act of using a cradle.
Cradle :: Cradle (v. t.) To nurse or train in infancy.
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A case for a broken or dislocated limb.
Rock :: Rock (v. t.) To move as in a cradle; hence, to put to sleep by rocking; to still; to quiet..
Slice :: Slice (v. t.) One of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching.
Cradle :: Cradle (v. t.) To cut and lay with a cradle, as grain..
Bassinet :: Bassinet (n.) A wicker basket, with a covering or hood over one end, in which young children are placed as in a cradle..
Cradle :: Cradle (v. t.) To transport a vessel by means of a cradle.
Cot :: Cot (n.) A sleeping place of limited size; a little bed; a cradle; a piece of canvas extended by a frame, used as a bed..
Encradle :: Encradle (v. t.) To lay in a cradle.
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) The ribbing for vaulted ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster.
Rocker :: Rocker (n.) One of the curving pieces of wood or metal on which a cradle, chair, etc., rocks..
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) Infancy, or very early life..
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by a rocking motion, raises burrs on the surface of the plate, so preparing the ground..
Rocker :: Rocker (n.) One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle..
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the person.
Cradle :: Cradle (v. t.) To lay to rest, or rock, as in a cradle; to lull or quiet, as by rocking..
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) The basket or apparatus in which, when a line has been made fast to a wrecked ship from the shore, the people are brought off from the wreck..
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) An implement consisting of a broad scythe for cutting grain, with a set of long fingers parallel to the scythe, designed to receive the grain, and to lay it evenly in a swath..
Discradle :: Discradle (v. t.) To take from a cradle.
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