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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CRADLING

ppr. Laying or rocking in a cradle; cutting and laying with a cradle, as grain.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CRADLING

CRADLING Cra "dling (-dlng ), n.

1. The act of using a cradle.

2. (Coopering )

Defn: Cutting a cask into two pieces lengthwise, to enable it to pass a narrow place, the two parts being afterward united and rehooped.

3. (Carp. )

Defn: The framework in arched or coved ceilings to which the laths are nailed. Knight.

New American Oxford Dictionary

cradling

cra dling |ˈkrādliNG, ˈkrādl -iNG ˈkreɪdlɪŋ | ▶noun Architecture a wooden or iron framework, typically one used as a structural support in a ceiling.

Oxford Dictionary

cradling

crad ¦ling |ˈkreɪdlɪŋ | ▶noun Architecture a wooden or iron framework, typically one used as a structural support in a ceiling.