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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..

Cradle :: Cradle (n.) Infancy, or very early life..

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..

Rocker :: Rocker (n.) One of the curving pieces of wood or metal on which a cradle, chair, etc., rocks..

Encradle :: Encradle (v. t.) To lay in a cradle.

Discradle :: Discradle (v. t.) To take from 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..

Hopperings :: Hopperings (n.) Gravel retaining in the hopper of a cradle.

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

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.) 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 (v. t.) To cut and lay with a cradle, as grain..

Cradle :: Cradle (n.) The ribbing for vaulted ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster.

Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the person.

Cradling :: Cradling (n.) The act of using a cradle.

Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A case for a broken or dislocated limb.

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..

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..

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 machine on rockers, used in washing out auriferous earth; -- also called a rocker..

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