cantling

[ kant-ling ]

noun

1. a layer of burnt brick lying directly over a clamp of bricks being fired.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cantling¹

First recorded in 1610–20; cantle + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

They're big machinery people, and Alex Cantling is a good friend of mine, and is as shrewd a man as there is in the trade.

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Alex Cantling was a big-boned, clean-shaven, healthy-looking man.

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He can say it perfectly well, but he still goes on with cantling.

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