横よこ抱だき

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

carrying horizontally in one's arms; cradling

Typically used for holding an infant or small child sideways in the arms, like a cradle hold. Can also refer to carrying something under one's arm.

• 赤あかちゃんを横よこ抱だきにしてあやす。

  She soothes the baby by cradling it in her arms.

• 彼かれは書しょ類るいの束たばを横よこ抱だきにして運はこんだ。

  He carried the stack of documents under his arm.