Reference meaning
cradle
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a baby bed with sides and rockers
Other meanings
2. noun
where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
3. noun
birth of a person
4. noun
a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold
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