Definition of cradle

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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..

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Rocker :: Rocker (n.) One of the curving pieces of wood or metal on which a cradle, chair, etc., rocks..
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the person.
Cradle :: 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..
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..
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..
Hopperings :: Hopperings (n.) Gravel retaining in the hopper of a cradle.
Nativity :: Nativity (n.) A picture representing or symbolizing the early infancy of Christ. The simplest form is the babe in a rude cradle, and the heads of an ox and an ass to express the stable in which he was born..
Cradling :: Cradling (n.) The act of using a cradle.
Encradle :: Encradle (v. t.) To lay in a cradle.
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A case for a broken or dislocated limb.
Cradle :: Cradle (v. i.) To lie or lodge, as in a cradle..
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 (n.) Infancy, or very early life..
Cradle :: Cradle (v. t.) To nurse or train in infancy.
Rock :: Rock (v. t.) To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting on a support beneath; as, to rock a cradle or chair; to cause to vibrate; to cause to reel or totter..
Rocker :: Rocker (n.) One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle..
Solen :: Solen (n.) A cradle, as for a broken limb. See Cradle, 6..
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 (n.) A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots; hence, the place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence; as, a cradle of crime; the cradle of liberty..
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..
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