Cratch

n. [Fr. crèche, crib, manger, Pr. crepia, crepcha, It. greppia, from O. H. Ger. krippa, krippea, N. H. Ger. krippe, crib.] A manger or open frame for hay; a crib.

Begin from first where He encradled was, In simple cratch, wrapt in a wad of hay. Spenser.

Cratch-cradle, a representation of the figure of the cratch, made upon the fingers with a string; a child's game;—called also scratch-cradle and cat's-cradle.