[Cf. OF. cretin basket; also Teutonic words mentioned under CRADLE.]

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  † 1.  = CRADLE sb. 1. Obs.

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1340.  Ayenb., 137. Þe litel childe … þet wepþ ine his crete.

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  2.  = CRADLE sb. 7. dial.

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1887.  Kentish Dial., Creet, a cradle, or frame-work of wood, placed on a scythe when used to cut corn.

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1892.  Auctioneer’s Catal. Farm Sale near Minster, Kent, Scythe and crete.

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