Cradle

Meaning

Noun

●

In Babies:

A

or

for a

,

on

or

on pivots.

●

The place of

, or in which anything is

or

in the

of existence.

●

Infancy, or very early life.

●

An

a

for

, with a set of

to the

,

to

the

, and to

it

in a swath.

●

A

used in

, which, by a

,

of the

, so

the ground.

●

A

of

, or

,

upon ways or

, used to support,

, or

or other

,

, etc; as up an

, or across a

of

, or in

a ship.

●

A case for a

or

limb.

●

A

to keep the

from

with the

of an

person.

●

In Mining:

A

on

, used in

earth.

●

In Mining:

A

used in shafts.

●

In Carpentry:

A

for

and

to be

with plaster.

●

In Nautical:

A

or

in which, when a

has been made

to a

from the

, the people are

from the wreck.

●

A

for the

of a

, or

hardware.

●

A

a

to be

the

.

●

A

for

and

a

of wine.

Verb

●

To

in or

in a cradle.

●

To

(a

to sleep).

●

To

, to

and

.

●

To

or

,

by rocking.

●

To

or

in infancy.

●

In Lacrosse:

To

the

in order to keep the

in the

force.

●

To

and

(grain) with a cradle.

●

To

a

a cradle.

●

To

across the back of (a

), to

the

from warping.

Sourced from

Origin

cradle

English

cradol

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

Sourced from

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