CANTLED

Verb

cantled

simple past tense and past participle of cantle

Source: Wiktionary


CANTLE

Can"tle, n. Etym: [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. Cuts me from the best of all my land A huge half moon, a monstrous cantle out. Shak.

2. The upwardly projecting rear part of saddle, opposite to the pommel. [Written also cante.]

Can"tle, v. t.

Definition: To cut in pieces; to cut out from. [Obs.] [Written also cantile.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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