SCANTLE

Etymology 1

Verb

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.

Etymology 2

Verb

scantle (third-person singular simple present scantles, present participle scantling, simple past and past participle scantled)

(intransitive) To be deficient; to fail.

Noun

scantle (plural scantles)

A gauge for measuring slates.

Anagrams

• Lancets, Stancel, cantels, cantles, centals, lancets

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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