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Webster 1913 Edition
Scantle
Scan′tle
,Verb.
I.
[Dim. of
scant
, v.] To be deficient; to fail.
[Obs.]
Drayton.
Scan′tle
,Verb.
T.
[OF.
escanteler
, eschanteler
, to break into contles; pref. es-
(L. ex
) + cantel
, chantel
, corner, side, piece. Confused with E. scant
. See Cantle
.] To scant; to be niggard of; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down.
[Obs.]
All their pay
Must your discretion
Must your discretion
scantle
; keep it back. J. Webster.
Webster 1828 Edition
Scantle
SCANT'LE
,Verb.
T.
SCANT'LE
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
scantle
scantle
English
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.
- J. Webster
- All their pay / Must your discretion scantle; keep it back.
- J. Webster
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.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Drayton to this entry?)