DCHP-1 Online
Indian cradle † 
a thin, rectangular board to which a moss bag is fastened and in which infants are carried. See picture at cradle-board.
See also: cradle-board moss bag
- 1852 She then set out dragging a sledge, and having her first-born suspended between her shoulders, in a bag or Indian cradle.
- 1952 A greater part of the baby's first year is spent in a tickhenaghen or moss bag (Indian cradle). It is made from a board a couple of feet or so long with a piece of cloth tacked over the top, pocket fashion.
- 1852 She then set out dragging a sledge, and having her first-born suspended between her shoulders, in a bag or Indian cradle.