Definition of cant

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Cant (n.) A segment of he rim of a wooden cogwheel.

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Scanted :: Scanted (imp. & p. p.) of Scan.
Stint :: Stint (v. t.) To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to confine; to restrain; to restrict to a scant allowance.
Beck :: Beck (n.) A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, esp. as a call or command..
Batten :: Batten (n .) A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as, (a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches and not less than 6 feet long. Brande & C. (b) (Naut.) A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent chafing. (c) A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a crack, etc..
Canto :: Canto (n.) One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.
Bigeye :: Bigeye (n.) A fish of the genus Priacanthus, remarkable for the large size of the eye..
Factor :: Factor (n.) One who transacts business for another; an agent; a substitute; especially, a mercantile agent who buys and sells goods and transacts business for others in commission; a commission merchant or consignee. He may be a home factor or a foreign factor. He may buy and sell in his own name, and he is intrusted with the possession and control of the goods; and in these respects he differs from a broker..
Scantle :: Scantle (v. t.) To scant; to be niggard of; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down.
Little :: Little (a.) Small in dignity, power, or importance; not great; insignificant; contemptible..
Inclinnation :: Inclinnation (n.) Decantation, or tipping for pouring..
Scanty :: Scanty (a.) Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant.
Incantatory :: Incantatory (a.) Dealing by enchantment; magical.
Sail :: Sail (n.) To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they sailed from London to Canton..
Suitor :: Suitor (n.) One who sues, petitions, or entreats; a petitioner; an applicant..
Opening :: Opening (n.) Hence: A vacant place; an opportunity; as, an opening for business..
Fruticant :: Fruticant (a.) Full of shoots.
Supplicant :: Supplicant (a.) Entreating; asking submissively.
Vacant :: Vacant (a.) Abandoned; having no heir, possessor, claimant, or occupier; as, a vacant estate..
Interlude :: Interlude (n.) A short piece of instrumental music played between the parts of a song or cantata, or the acts of a drama; especially, in church music, a short passage played by the organist between the stanzas of a hymn, or in German chorals after each line..
Pastorling :: Pastorling (n.) An insignificant pastor.
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