[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cradle \cra"dle\, v. t. imp.  p. p. cradled -d'ld; p. pr.
    vb. n. cradling -dl?ng.
   1. to lay to rest, or rock, as in a cradle; to lull or quiet,
      as by rocking.
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            it cradles their fears to sleep.      --d. a. clark.
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   2. to nurse or train in infancy.
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            he that hath been cradled in majesty will not leave
            the throne to play with beggars.      --glanvill.
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   3. to cut and lay with a cradle, as grain.
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   4. to transport a vessel by means of a cradle.
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            in lombardy . . . boats are cradled and transported
            over the grade.                       --knight.
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   to cradle a picture, to put ribs across the back of a
      picture, to prevent the panels from warping.
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see also:
cradled cradling to cradle a picture 

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