| Cant (cant) |
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| Cant |
| [OF., edge, angle,
prof. from L. canthus the iron ring round a carriage
wheel, a wheel, Gr. (?) the corner of the eye, the felly of a
wheel; cf. W. cant the stake or tire of a wheel. Cf.
Canthus, Canton, Cantle |
A corner; angle; niche.
An outer or external angle.
An inclination from a horizontal or
vertical line; a slope or bevel; a titl.
A sudden thrust, push, kick, or other
impulse, producing a bias or change of direction; also, the bias
or turn so give; as, to give a ball a cant.
A segment forming a
side piece in the head of a cask.
A segment of he rim of
a wooden cogwheel.
A piece of wood laid
upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads.
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To incline] to set at an
angle; to tilt over; to tip upon the edge; as, to cant a
cask; to cant a ship.
To give a sudden turn or new direction
to; as, to cant round a stick of timber; to cant a
football.
To cut off an angle from, as from a
square piece of timber, or from the head of a bolt.
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An affected, singsong
mode of speaking.
The idioms and peculiarities of speech
in any sect, class, or occupation.
The use of religious phraseology
without understanding or sincerity; empty, solemn speech,
implying what is not felt; hypocrisy.
Vulgar jargon; slang; the secret
language spoker by gipsies, thieves, tramps, or
beggars.
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Of the nature of
cant; affected; vulgar.
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To speak in a whining voice, or an affected, singsong
tone.
To make whining pretensions to
goodness; to talk with an affectation of religion, philanthropy,
etc.; to practice hypocrisy; as, a canting
fanatic.
To use pretentious language, barbarous
jargon, or technical terms] to talk with an affectation of
learning.
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A call for
bidders at a public sale; an auction.
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to sell by
auction, or bid a price at a sale by auction.
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A colloquial contraction for can
not.
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