scantle (third-person singular simple present scantles, present participle scantling, simple past and past participle scantled)
(obsolete, transitive) To scant; to be niggardly with; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down.
scantle (third-person singular simple present scantles, present participle scantling, simple past and past participle scantled)
(intransitive) To be deficient; to fail.
scantle (plural scantles)
A gauge for measuring slates.
• Lancets, Stancel, cantels, cantles, centals, lancets
Source: Wiktionary
Scan"tle, v. i. Etym: [Dim. of scant, v.]
Definition: To be deficient; to fail. [Obs.] Drayton.
Scan"tle, v. t. Etym: [OF. escanteler, eschanteler, to break into contles; pref. es- (L. ex) + cantel, chantel, corner, side, piece. Confused with E. scant. See Cantle.]
Definition: To scant; to be niggard of; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down. [Obs.] All their pay Must your discretion scantle; keep it back. J. Webster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 December 2024
(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
