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cradleboard

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cra⋅dle⋅board

  [kreyd-l-bawrd, -bohrd]
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–noun
a wooden frame worn on the back, used by North American Indian women for carrying an infant.
Also, cradle board.

Origin:
1875–80; cradle + board
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cra·dle·board   (krād'l-bôrd', -bōrd')   
n.  A board or frame on which an infant is secured, as by binding or wrapping in a blanket, used by certain Native American peoples as a portable cradle and for carrying an infant on the back.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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