cantle

It was a genuine western, with high horn and high cantle and two cinches, but much reduced in every dimension.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
A steak had been cut off the full breadth of it—a monstrous cantle from out its fair proportions.
Orley Farm|Anthony Trollope
The term Cantle is sometimes used for either plate, but it is generally accepted as the name for the rear peak.
Armour & Weapons|Charles John Ffoulkes
Immediately outside, in the passage, appeared Grandfer Cantle singing in concert with those still standing in front of the house.
Return of the Native|Thomas Hardy

Grandfer Cantle's watch had numbered many followers in years gone by, but since he had grown older faiths were shaken.
Return of the Native|Thomas Hardy

British Dictionary definitions for cantle

cantle

/ (ˈkæntəl) /

noun

the back part of a saddle that slopes upwards

a slice; a broken-off piece

Word Origin for cantle

C14: from Old Northern French cantel, from cant corner; see cant ²

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