English Explanatory Dictionary

cantle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A splinter, slice, or sliver broken off something.
  2. The raised back of a saddle.
  3. The top of the head.
  4. On many styles of sporran, a metal arc along the top of the pouch, usually fronting the clasp.
verb
  1. To cut into pieces.
  2. To cut out from.

Pronunciation

/ˈkantəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cantle.wav /ˈkæntəl/

Word forms

cantle cantles cantling cantled

Etymology

From Middle English cantle, cantel, from Old Northern French cantel, Old French chantel (Modern French chanteau, Bourguignon chainteâ), from Medieval Latin cantellus, diminutive of Latin cantus (“corner”). Compare cant (Etymology 3).

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