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• Rocker — may refer to: *Rocker (subculture), a British subculture based around motorcycles *Rocker, a person who listens to or makes rock and roll or rock music * Rocker turn, in figure skating * Rocker, a type of furniture, such as a chair or cradle with …   Wikipedia

• Rocker — Rock er, n. 1. One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle. [1913 Webster] It was I, sir, said the rocker, who had the honor, some thirty years since, to attend on your highness in your infancy. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. One of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rocker arm — Rocker Rock er, n. 1. One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle. [1913 Webster] It was I, sir, said the rocker, who had the honor, some thirty years since, to attend on your highness in your infancy. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. One of the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• rocker — Cradle Cra dle (kr[=a]d l), n. [AS. cradel, cradol, prob. from Celtic; cf. Gael. creathall, Ir. craidhal, W. cryd a shaking or rocking, a cradle; perh. akin to E. crate.] 1. A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• rocker — [räk′ər] n. 1. a person who rocks a cradle, etc. 2. either of the curved pieces on the bottom of a cradle, rocking chair, etc. ☆ 3. ROCKING CHAIR 4. a cradle for washing sand or gravel in gold mining 5. a small steel plate with a toothed and… …   English World dictionary

• Cradle — Cra dle (kr[=a]d l), n. [AS. cradel, cradol, prob. from Celtic; cf. Gael. creathall, Ir. craidhal, W. cryd a shaking or rocking, a cradle; perh. akin to E. crate.] 1. A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots; hence,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cradle hole — Cradle Cra dle (kr[=a]d l), n. [AS. cradel, cradol, prob. from Celtic; cf. Gael. creathall, Ir. craidhal, W. cryd a shaking or rocking, a cradle; perh. akin to E. crate.] 1. A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cradle scythe — Cradle Cra dle (kr[=a]d l), n. [AS. cradel, cradol, prob. from Celtic; cf. Gael. creathall, Ir. craidhal, W. cryd a shaking or rocking, a cradle; perh. akin to E. crate.] 1. A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• rocker — (n.) a rocking chair, 1852, American English, from ROCK (Cf. rock) (v.); earlier nurse charged with rocking a cradle (c.1400). In sense of one of the curved pieces of wood that makes a chair or cradle rock it dates from 1787. Slang off (one s)… …   Etymology dictionary

• Cradle (mining) — A cradle, or rocker, was a mechanical contrivance used in placer mining in the 19th century. It consisted of a box on rockers and moved by hand, and was used by gold miners to process gold bearing soil, washing out the dirt and leaving the gold… …   Wikipedia

• Rocker box — Today, the rocker box is not used as extensively as the sluice, but still is an effective method of recovering gold in dryer than usual areas. Like a sluice box, the rocker box has riffles and a carpet in it to trap the gold. It was designed to… …   Wikipedia