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cradler|ˈkreɪdlə(r)|
Also 9 dial. craddler.
[f. cradle v. + -er.]
a. One who or that which cradles (an infant, etc.).
b. One who reaps with a cradle-scythe.
1766Washington Diaries (1925) I. 227 Let into it with my whole force and two cradlers hired. 1835Tait's Mag. II. 149 Craddlers generally mow round the field when the crop admits of doing so. 1844Ld. Houghton Mem. Many Scenes, Dream in Gondola 98 Cradler of placid pleasures..Dear boat! 1856Olmsted Slave States 204 A gang of fair cradlers and binders. |