cradle

Các nghĩa

1. nôi

   A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.

   No sooner was I crept out of my cradle / But I was made a king, at nine months old.

2. cái nôi, nơi sinh, nguồn gốc

   The place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence.

   figuratively

   a cradle of crime

3. thời thơ ấu, tuổi ấu thơ

   Infancy, or very early life.

   figuratively

   from the cradle to the grave

4. liềm hái có khung gạt lúa

   An implement consisting of a broad scythe for cutting grain, with a set of long fingers parallel to the scythe, designed to receive the grain, and to lay it evenly in a swath.

5. dụng cụ khắc nền tranh mezzotint

   A tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by a rocking motion, raises burrs on the surface of the plate, so as to prepare the ground.

6. khung đỡ tàu, xe trượt hạ thủy

   A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc., as up an inclined plane, or across a strip of land, or in launching a ship.

7. nẹp bó bột (cho xương gãy)

   A case for a broken or dislocated limb.

8. khung chắn chăn (cho người bị thương)

   A frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the sensitive parts of an injured person.

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