cradle

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where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
a baby bed with sides and rockers
birth of a person
a trough that can be rocked back and forth
hold gently and carefully
bring up from infancy
hold or place in or as if in a cradle
cut grain with a cradle scythe
wash in a cradle
run with the stick
A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots
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 frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the person
A machine on rockers, used in washing out auriferous earth
A suspended scaffold used in shafts
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
To lay to rest, or rock, as in a cradle
To nurse or train in infancy
To cut and lay with a cradle, as grain
To transport a vessel by means of a cradle
To lie or lodge, as in a cradle

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