Definition of cradleboard in English:
cradleboard
nounˈkreɪd(ə)lbɔːdˈkrādlˌbôrd
A board to which an infant is strapped, traditionally used by some North American Indian peoples.
Example sentencesExamples
- Other uses of the area include historical occupancy for farming and use of willow to make cradleboards.
- Cradles, sometimes called cradleboards, were also the product of women's work.
- For good luck the umbilical cord was sown into a small hide pouch and attached to the cradleboard.
- Until he was able to walk, an Iroquois baby spent his days secured to a cradleboard.
- They tell about how cradleboards were decorated, and how twins were sometimes looked upon as a sign of bad luck.