Thesaurus: cradling

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Cradle
2. n. The act of using a cradle.
3. n. Cutting a cask into two pieces lengthwise, to enable it to pass a narrow place, the two parts being afterward united and rehooped.
4. n. The framework in arched or coved ceilings to which the laths are nailed.
5. 1. The act of using a cradle. 2. (Coopering) Cutting a cask into two pieces lengthwise, to enable it to pass a narrow place, the two parts being afterward united and rehooped. 3. (Carp.) The framework in arched or coved ceilings to which the laths are nailed. Knight.
6. Cutting a cask into two pieces lengthwise, to enable it to passa narrow place, the two parts being afterward united and rehooped.
7. 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