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
10 May 2025
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
