Definition of cradle

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Cradle (v. t.) To lay to rest, or rock, as in a cradle; to lull or quiet, as by rocking..

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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.) A case for a broken or dislocated limb.
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..
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..
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 transport a vessel by means of a cradle.
Encradle :: Encradle (v. t.) To lay in a cradle.
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..
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the person.
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) Infancy, or very early life..
Cradle :: Cradle (v. t.) To nurse or train in infancy.
Cradle :: Cradle (v. t.) To lay to rest, or rock, as in a cradle; to lull or quiet, as by rocking..
Cradle :: Cradle (v. t.) To cut and lay with a cradle, as grain..
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A suspended scaffold used in shafts.
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A machine on rockers, used in washing out auriferous earth; -- also called a rocker..
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..
Cradling :: Cradling (n.) The act of using a cradle.
Hopperings :: Hopperings (n.) Gravel retaining in the hopper of a cradle.
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..
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