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

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

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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.

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

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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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