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 ) ( see cant ²) + -ellus diminutive suffix

Example Sentences

She can keep her seat in a walk, amble, trot, canter, gallop or jump, even in the English saddle with its low pommel and cantle.

From Time Magazine Archive

I carried ration water for traveling in a plastic tube in back of my saddle cantle and watered her in my hat.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

I remember his standing in front of the cabin with his horse saddled, his gun in his scabbard, and his bedroll tied on back of the cantle.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson

And a high pommel and cantle are advantageous in helping the rider preserve his seat when he might be dragged—not thrown—from it in some of his peculiar experiences.

From Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle by Dodge, Theodore Ayrault

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

From From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America by Longstreet, James