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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
scantle
; keep it back.
J. Webster.

Webster 1828 Edition


Scantle

SCANT'LE

,
Verb.
T.
To be deficient; to fail.

SCANT'LE

,
Verb.
I.
To divide into thin or small pieces; to shiver.

Definition 2024


scantle

scantle

English

Verb

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

  1. (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.

Etymology 2

scant + -le

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To be deficient; to fail.
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