A term sometimes used instead of Cradle scythe. The term also was used when referring only to the wooden frame attached to a scythe to convert it into a Cradle scythe. Examples of cradle in a Sentence Noun She placed the phone back on its cradle . A number of ships were resting in their cradles in the shipyard. Verb He cradled her face in his hands. She was cradling the injured man's head in her arms. Recent Examples on the Web Noun the place where something develops or grows in its early years: Boston is the cradle of the American Revolution. Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications a support for objects placed horizontally, such as the support for the receiver of a telephone. CRADLE meaning : 1 : a bed for a baby that is usually designed to rock back and forth when pushed gently sometimes used figuratively; 2 : the place where something begins usually singular usually + of
