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cantling

[kant-ling]
noun
  1. a layer of burnt brick lying directly over a clamp of bricks being fired.
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Origin of cantling

First recorded in 1610–20; cantle + -ing1
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Examples from the Web for cantling

Historical Examples

  • He can say it perfectly well, but he still goes on with cantling.

    Jamaican Song and Story

    Walter Jekyll