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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Dim. of

cantle

A piece; a fragment; a corner.

Dryden.

Noun.

A piece; a little corner; a fragment.

cantlet ‎(plural cantlets)

A piece; a fragment; a corner.
(Can we find and add a quotation of John Dryden to this entry?)
- 1849, Charlotte Brontë, Shirley
  Thanks to his clasp-knife, he was able to appropriate a wing of fowl and a slice of ham; a cantlet of cold custard-pudding he thought would harmonise with these articles […]