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cradling
CIDE DICTIONARY
cradling, n.
- The act of using a cradle. [1913 Webster]
- Cutting a cask into two pieces lengthwise, to enable it to pass a narrow place, the two parts being afterward united and rehooped. [1913 Webster]
- The framework in arched or coved ceilings to which the laths are nailed. Knight. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cradling, n. Archit. a wooden or iron framework, esp. one used as a structural support in a ceiling.
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