† carriage cradlen.Obsolete an overhead luggage rack on a train, made of netting.
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carriage cradle1866
1866 Chambers's Jrnl. 28 July 466 I saw [him] clutch at the carriage-cradle above his head, as though it would have relieved his mind to climb.