Cratch /(kr?ch; 224)/

Cratch

n.
  1. A manger or open frame for hay; a crib; a rack. [Obs.]
    Begin from first where He encradled was, In simple cratch, wrapt in a wad of hay.

Phrases & Compounds
Cratch cradle
a representation of the figure of the cratch, made upon the fingers with a string; cat's cradle; -- called also scratch cradle.