CRADLING

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The act of using a cradle.

2.
n.

Cutting a cask into two pieces lengthwise, to enable it to pass a narrow place, the two parts being afterward united and rehooped.

3.
n.

The framework in arched or coved ceilings to which the laths are nailed. Knight.


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