What does "cradling" mean?
Cradling: (Coopering) Cutting a cask into two pieces lengthwise, to enable it to pass a narrow place, the two parts being afterward united and rehooped.
Additional senses
- 2.(Carp.) The framework in arched or coved ceilings to which the laths are nailed. Knight.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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