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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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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..

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

Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A machine on rockers, used in washing out auriferous earth; -- also called a rocker..

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..

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

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

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

Solen :: Solen (n.) A cradle, as for a broken limb. See Cradle, 6..

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

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

Cradled :: Cradled (imp. & p. p.) of Cradl.

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 ribbing for vaulted ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster.

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.) 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..

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.

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 (v. t.) To nurse or train in infancy.

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