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cantle
(encz) | cantle,zadní rozsocha (část) sedla n: Michal Ambrož |
Cantle
(gcide) | Cantle \Can"tle\, n. [OF. cantel, chantel, corner, side, piece,
F. chanteau a piece cut from a larger piece, dim. of OF. cant
edge, corner. See 1st Cant.]
1. A corner or edge of anything; a piece; a fragment; a part.
"In one cantle of his law." --Milton.
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Cuts me from the best of all my land
A huge half moon, a monstrous cantle out. --Shak.
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2. The upwardly projecting rear part of saddle, opposite to
the pommel. [Written also cante.]
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Cantle
(gcide) | Cantle \Can"tle\, v. t.
To cut in pieces; to cut out from. [Obs.] [Written also
cantile.]
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cantle
(wn) | cantle
n 1: the back of a saddle seat |
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cantle
(encz) | cantle,zadní rozsocha (část) sedla n: Michal Ambrož |
Cantlet
(gcide) | Cantlet \Cant"let\, n. [Dim. of cantle.]
A piece; a fragment; a corner. --Dryden.
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Scantle
(gcide) | Scantle \Scan"tle\, v. i. [Dim. of scant, v.]
To be deficient; to fail. [Obs.] --Drayton.
[1913 Webster]Scantle \Scan"tle\, v. t. [OF. escanteler, eschanteler, to break
into contles; pref. es- (L. ex) + cantel, chantel, corner,
side, piece. Confused with E. scant. See Cantle.]
To scant; to be niggard of; to divide into small pieces; to
cut short or down. [Obs.]
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All their pay
Must your discretion scantle; keep it back. --J.
Webster.
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Scantlet
(gcide) | Scantlet \Scant"let\, n. [OF. eschantelet corner.]
A small pattern; a small quantity. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.
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cantle
(wn) | cantle
n 1: the back of a saddle seat |
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