beadle | (noun) a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function | - |
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cradle | (noun) a baby bed with sides and rockers | - |
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(noun) a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold | Synonyms: rocker |
(noun) where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence | Synonyms: birthplace, place of origin, provenance, provenience |
(noun) birth of a person | - |
(verb) run with the stick | - |
(verb) hold gently and carefully | - |
(verb) wash in a cradle | - |
(verb) cut grain with a cradle scythe | - |
(verb) hold or place in or as if in a cradle | - |
(verb) bring up from infancy | - |
ladle | (noun) a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another | - |
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(verb) remove with or as if with a ladle | Synonyms: lade, laden |
(verb) put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle | - |
treadle | (noun) a lever that is operated with the foot | Synonyms: foot lever, foot pedal, pedal |
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(verb) operate (machinery) by a treadle | - |
(verb) tread over | - |