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n.) A tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by a rocking motion, raises burrs on the surface of the plate, so preparing the ground.

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	n.) A ~~bed or cot for~~ a ~~baby~~, ~~oscillating~~ on ~~rockers or swinging on pivots; hence,~~ the ~~place~~ of ~~origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in~~ the ~~earlier period of existence; as~~, ~~a cradle of crime;~~ the ~~cradle of liberty~~.		n.) A tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by a rocking motion, raises burrs on the surface of the plate, so preparing the ground.