| Cradle (cradle) |
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| n. | (kr d'l) |
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| Cra"dle |
| [AS.
cradel, cradol, prob. from Celtic; cf. Gael.
creathall, Ir. craidhal, W. cryd a shaking
or rocking, a cradle; perh. akin to E. crate.] |
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.
Infancy, or very early life.
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.
A tool used in
mezzotint engraving, which, by a rocking motion, raises burrs on
the surface of the plate, so preparing the ground.
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.
A
case for a broken or dislocated limb.
A
machine on rockers, used in washing out auriferous earth; -- also
called a rocker.
The ribbing for vaulted
ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster.
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.
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| Cradle (cradle) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Cra"dle |
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To lay to rest, or rock, as in a cradle] to lull or quiet,
as by rocking.
To nurse or train in
infancy.
To cut and lay with a cradle, as
grain.
To transport a vessel by means of a
cradle.
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| Cradle (cradle) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Cra"dle |
|
To lie or
lodge, as in a cradle.
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