Cat's CradleA child's play, with a piece of twine. Corrupt for cratchcradle or manger cradle, in which the infant Saviour was laid. Cratch is the French crèche (a rack or manger), and to the present hour the racks which stand in fields for cattle to eat from are called cratches. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Cat's Cradle from Infoplease:
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