Definition of cradle

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

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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.) A machine on rockers, used in washing out auriferous earth; -- also called a rocker..
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..
Cradled :: Cradled (imp. & p. p.) of Cradl.
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) Infancy, or very early life..
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the person.
Encradle :: Encradle (v. t.) To lay in a cradle.
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) The ribbing for vaulted ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster.
Hopperings :: Hopperings (n.) Gravel retaining in the hopper of a cradle.
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.
Rock :: Rock (v. t.) To move as in a cradle; hence, to put to sleep by rocking; to still; to quiet..
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 nurse or train in infancy.
Cradling :: Cradling (n.) The act of using 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..
Rocker :: Rocker (n.) One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle..
Rocker :: Rocker (n.) A skate with a curved blade, somewhat resembling in shape the rocker of a cradle..
Cradle :: Cradle (v. i.) To lie or lodge, as in a cradle..
Cradle :: Cradle (n.) A case for a broken or dislocated limb.
Bassinet :: Bassinet (n.) A wicker basket, with a covering or hood over one end, in which young children are placed as in a cradle..
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