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Cratch cradle

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cratch \Cratch\ (kr?ch; 224), n. [OE. cracche, crecche, F.
   cr[`e]che crib, manger, fr. OHG. krippa, krippea, G. krippe
   crib. See {Crib}.]
   A manger or open frame for hay; a crib; a rack. [Obs.]

         Begin from first where He encradled was, In simple
         cratch, wrapt in a wad of hay.           --Spenser.

   {Cratch cradle}, a representation of the figure of the
      cratch, made upon the fingers with a string; cat's cradle;
      -- called also {scratch cradle}.
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