Definition of cant

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Cant (n.) Vulgar jargon; slang; the secret language spoker by gipsies, thieves, tramps, or beggars..

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Replicant :: Replicant (n.) One who replies.
Short-wited :: Short-wited (a.) Having little wit; not wise; having scanty intellect or judgment.
Acanthine :: Acanthine (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus..
Black Friar :: Black friar () A friar of the Dominican order; -- called also predicant and preaching friar; in France, Jacobin. Also, sometimes, a Benedictine..
Albicant :: Albicant (a.) Growing or becoming white.
Stint :: Stint (v. t.) To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to confine; to restrain; to restrict to a scant allowance.
Cantankerous :: Cantankerous (a.) Perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious.
Sail :: Sail (n.) To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as, they sailed from London to Canton..
Pilulous :: Pilulous (a.) Like a pill; small; insignificant.
Empty :: Empty (v. t.) To deprive of the contents; to exhaust; to make void or destitute; to make vacant; to pour out; to discharge; as, to empty a vessel; to empty a well or a cistern..
Henchman :: Henchman (n.) An attendant; a servant; a follower. Now chiefly used as a political cant term.
Marcantant :: Marcantant (n.) A merchant.
Score :: Score (v. t.) Especially, to mark with significant lines or notches, for indicating or keeping account of something; as, to score a tally..
Impeccant :: Impeccant (a.) Sinless; impeccable.
Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A piece of timber sawed or cut of a small size, as for studs, rails, etc..
Bare :: Bare (a.) Destitute; indigent; empty; unfurnished or scantily furnished; -- used with of (rarely with in) before the thing wanting or taken away; as, a room bare of furniture..
Mercantile :: Mercantile (a.) Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants; having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of commodities; commercial..
Lordling :: Lordling (n.) A little or insignificant lord.
Cantatory :: Cantatory (a.) Containing cant or affectation; whining; singing.
Canton Flannel :: Canton flannel () See Cotton flannel.
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