The Clue
Protect (6 letter answer)
The Answer
CRADLE
Tags
Notes
The answer CRADLE is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 600 puzzles.
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Definition
CRADLE as a noun:
1. a baby bed with sides and rockers
2. (birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance, provenience) = where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization"
3. birth of a person; "he was taught from the cradle never to cry"
4. (rocker, cradle) = a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold
CRADLE as a verb:
1. hold gently and carefully; "He cradles the child in his arms"
2. bring up from infancy
3. hold or place in or as if in a cradle; "He cradled the infant in his arms"
4. cut grain with a cradle scythe
5. wash in a cradle; "cradle gold"
6. run with the stick