Cra"dling (-dl?ng), n.
1.
The act of using a cradle.
2. Coopering
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.
The framework in arched or coved ceilings to which the laths are nailed.
Knight.
© Webster 1913.