What is (a) A case for a broken or dislocated limb. (b) A frame to keep the bedclothes from conntact with the person called?
cradle — (Med.) (a) A case for a broken or dislocated limb. (b) A frame to keep the bedclothes from conntact with the person. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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