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
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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