cantle

American  

[kan-tl] / ˈkæn tl /

noun

1. the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.

2. a corner; piece; portion.

   a cantle of land.

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cantle British  

/ ˈkæntəl /

noun

1. the back part of a saddle that slopes upwards

2. a slice; a broken-off piece

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Etymology

Origin of cantle

1275–1325; Middle English cantel (< Anglo-French ) < Medieval Latin cantellus, equivalent to Latin cant ( us ) ( cant ² ) + -ellus diminutive suffix

Example Sentences

If perchance a trot, it was a mere shog, comfortable enough with a short seat and high cantle.

From Project Gutenberg

Even a thoroughly accomplished horsewoman cannot ride easily in a saddle that is too short from pommel to cantle, or too narrow in the seat.

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A cheap laugh may thus be obtained by challenging a stranger to count these balls accurately; for the missing cantle, being turned towards the river, is quite invisible from the bridge itself.

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To add to the dilemma, there was a rubber coat with other wraps strapped to the cantle of the saddle.

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The legs will be swung backward and forward like the pendulum of a clock; that is, the pupil will raise them so as to touch the cantle of the saddle with his heels.

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