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Cantle

/ˈkantəl/

A splinter, slice, or sliver broken off something.

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noun
  1. 1

    A splinter, slice, or sliver broken off something.

  2. 2

    The raised back of a saddle.

  3. 3

    The top of the head.

  4. 4

    On many styles of sporran, a metal arc along the top of the pouch, usually fronting the clasp.

verb
  1. 1

    To cut into pieces.

  2. 2

    To cut out from.

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cantelnounAlternative form of cantle. [(obsolete) A splinter, slice, or sliver broken off something.]
cantletnounA piece; a fragment; a corner.
cloutnoun(informal) Influence or effectiveness, especially political.
cavelnoun(dialectal) A horse's bit.
cleftnounAn opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
cantnoun(countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
cliftnoun(obsolete) A cliff.
culettenounAlternative form of culet (“type of armour”). [(historical) A component of armor, consisting of overlapping plates designed to protect the buttocks.]
cotelettenounObsolete form of cutlet. [A thin slice of meat, usually fried.]
cleftstonenounA flagstone or similar stone that has been cleft from a larger one
caunchnoun(mining) Alternative form of canch. [(mining, historical) An upper or lower portion of stone that is removed to form a gradient between workings.]
cleynoun(obsolete) A claw.
caveletnounA little cave.
cleavagenounThe hollow or separation between a woman's breasts, especially as revealed by a low neckline.
crevassenounA crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm.
cutlashnoun(dialectal) Obsolete form of cutlass. [(nautical) A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship.]
chapnoun(dated outside UK and Australia) A man, a fellow.
cambletnounAlternative form of camlet. [A fine fabric made from wool (originally camel, but later goat) and silk.]
coverclenoun(obsolete) A small cover; a lid.
catlingnouncatgut; a catgut string

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