Definition of cant

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Cant (v. t.) To incline; to set at an angle; to tilt over; to tip upon the edge; as, to cant a cask; to cant a ship..

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Scomber :: Scomber (n.) A genus of acanthopterygious fishes which includes the common mackerel.
Canter :: Canter (v. i.) To move in a canter.
Cant :: Cant (v. t.) To cut off an angle from, as from a square piece of timber, or from the head of a bolt..
Canterbury :: Canterbury (n.) A stand with divisions in it for holding music, loose papers, etc..
Cant :: Cant (n.) An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope or bevel; a titl.
Leisurable :: Leisurable (a.) Vacant of employment; not occupied; idle; leisure; as leisurable hours.
Anacanthous :: Anacanthous (a.) Spineless, as certain fishes..
Fit :: Fit (n.) In Old English, a song; a strain; a canto or portion of a ballad; a passus..
Pyracanth :: Pyracanth (n.) The evergreen thorn (Crataegus Pyracantha), a shrub native of Europe..
Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A fragment; a bit; a little piece.
Charm :: Charm (n.) To subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to affect by magic..
Emicant :: Emicant (a.) Beaming forth; flashing.
Dole :: Dole (n.) That which is dealt out; a part, share, or portion also, a scanty share or allowance..
Acanthaceous :: Acanthaceous (a.) Armed with prickles, as a plant..
Provide :: Provide (v. t.) To appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice before it is vacant. See Provisor.
Spined :: Spinebill (n.) Any species of Australian birds of the genus Acanthorhynchus. They are related to the honey eaters.
Marine :: Marine (a.) The sum of naval affairs; naval economy; the department of navigation and sea forces; the collective shipping of a country; as, the mercantile marine..
Canthi :: Canthi (pl. ) of Canthu.
Meagre :: Meagre (a.) Destitute of richness, fertility, strength, or the like; defective in quantity, or poor in quality; poor; barren; scanty in ideas; wanting strength of diction or affluence of imagery..
Vacate :: Vacate (v. t.) To make vacant; to leave empty; to cease from filling or occupying; as, it was resolved by Parliament that James had vacated the throne of England; the tenant vacated the house..
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