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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Incanting :: Incanting (a.) Enchanting.
Indicant :: Indicant (n.) That which indicates or points out; as, an indicant of the remedy for a disease..
Credit :: Credit (n.) Trust given or received; expectation of future playment for property transferred, or of fulfillment or promises given; mercantile reputation entitling one to be trusted; -- applied to individuals, corporations, communities, or nations; as, to buy goods on credit..
Scrimp :: Scrimp (v. t.) To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to scrimp the pattern of a coat..
Leisurable :: Leisurable (a.) Vacant of employment; not occupied; idle; leisure; as leisurable hours.
Domesticant :: Domesticant (a.) Forming part of the same family.
Acantha :: Acantha (n.) The vertebral column; the spinous process of a vertebra.
Whiggamore :: Whiggamore (n.) A Whig; -- a cant term applied in contempt to Scotch Presbyterians.
Dragantine :: Dragantine (n.) A mucilage obtained from, or containing, gum tragacanth..
Brankursine :: Brankursine (n.) Bear's-breech, or Acanthus..
Cantoned :: Cantoned (a.) Having the angles marked by, or decorated with, projecting moldings or small columns; as, a cantoned pier or pilaster..
Enthrone :: Enthrone (v. t.) To induct, as a bishop, into the powers and privileges of a vacant see..
Coruscant :: Coruscant (a.) Glittering in flashes; flashing.
Retract :: Retract (v. t.) To withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take back; as, to retract an accusation or an assertion..
Skimp :: Skimp (a.) Scanty.
Prostrate :: Prostrate (a.) Lying at mercy, as a supplicant..
Applicant :: Applicant (n.) One who apples for something; one who makes request; a petitioner.
Grisons :: Grisons (n. pl.) The largest and most eastern of the Swiss cantons.
Claudicant :: Claudicant (a.) Limping.
Flash :: Flash (n.) Slang or cant of thieves and prostitutes.
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