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cradleman

noun

Etymology

From cradle + -man.

  1. derived from *kradô✻ — “(wicker) basket”
  2. inherited from *kradulaz✻
  3. inherited from *kradul✻
  4. inherited from cradol
  5. inherited from cradel
  6. suffixed as cradleman — “cradle + man”

Definitions

  1. A member of the navy employed to load projectiles onto a cradle prior to firing.

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