cantle

[ kan-tl ]

noun

1. the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
2. a corner; piece; portion:

   a cantle of land.

cantle

/ ˈkæntəl /

noun

1. the back part of a saddle that slopes upwards
2. a slice; a broken-off piece

Word History and Origins

Origin of cantle¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cantle¹

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

Example Sentences

It was a genuine western, with high horn and high cantle and two cinches, but much reduced in every dimension.

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A steak had been cut off the full breadth of it—a monstrous cantle from out its fair proportions.

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The term Cantle is sometimes used for either plate, but it is generally accepted as the name for the rear peak.

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Immediately outside, in the passage, appeared Grandfer Cantle singing in concert with those still standing in front of the house.

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Grandfer Cantle's watch had numbered many followers in years gone by, but since he had grown older faiths were shaken.

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