Definition of cradle

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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..

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Cradle :: Cradle (v. t.) To transport a vessel by means of a cradle.
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A suspended scaffold used in shafts.
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..
Encradle :: Encradle (v. t.) To lay in a cradle.
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the person.
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..
Cradling :: Cradling (n.) The act of using a cradle.
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A case for a broken or dislocated limb.
Cradle :: Cradle (v. t.) To nurse or train in infancy.
Cradle :: Cradle (v. i.) To lie or lodge, as in 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..
Discradle :: Discradle (v. t.) To take from a cradle.
Cradle :: Cradle (v. t.) To cut and lay with a cradle, as grain..
Cradled :: Cradled (imp. & p. p.) of Cradl.
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.) 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..
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.
Rocker :: Rocker (n.) One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle..
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