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n a baby bed with sides and rockers n where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence n birth of a person n a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in w…

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  1. n a baby bed with sides and rockers n where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence n birth of a person n a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold v hold gently and carefully v bring up from infancy v hold or place in or as if in a cradle v cut grain with a cradle scythe v wash in a cradle v run with the stick