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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Cradling

/(-dl?ng)/ · Cra·dling · IPA /krˈeɪdəlɪŋ/
01 n. The act of using a cradle.
  1. 1.
    The act of using a cradle.
  2. 2.
    Cutting a cask into two pieces lengthwise, to enable it to pass a narrow place, the two parts being afterward united and rehooped.(Coopering)
  3. 3.
    The framework in arched or coved ceilings to which the laths are nailed.(Carp.)