n 1  :  a bed or cot for a baby usu. on rockers or pivots  2 a  :  a frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with an injured part of the body  b  :  a frame placed on the neck of an animal to keep it from biting an injury or sore .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  cor·dial  cro·tyl 
 
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