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Meaning Of Cant
n.
A corner; angle; niche.
n.
An outer or external angle.
n.
An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope or bevel; a titl.
n.
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.
n.
A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask.
n.
A segment of he rim of a wooden cogwheel.
n.
A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads.
v. t.
To incline; to set at an angle; to tilt over; to tip upon the edge; as, to cant a cask; to cant a ship.
v. t.
To give a sudden turn or new direction to; as, to cant round a stick of timber; to cant a football.
v. t.
To cut off an angle from, as from a square piece of timber, or from the head of a bolt.
n.
An affected, singsong mode of speaking.
n.
The idioms and peculiarities of speech in any sect, class, or occupation.
n.
The use of religious phraseology without understanding or sincerity; empty, solemn speech, implying what is not felt; hypocrisy.
n.
Vulgar jargon; slang; the secret language spoker by gipsies, thieves, tramps, or beggars.
a.
Of the nature of cant; affected; vulgar.
v. i.
To speak in a whining voice, or an affected, singsong tone.
v. i.
To make whining pretensions to goodness; to talk with an affectation of religion, philanthropy, etc.; to practice hypocrisy; as, a canting fanatic.
v. i.
To use pretentious language, barbarous jargon, or technical terms; to talk with an affectation of learning.
n.
A call for bidders at a public sale; an auction.
v. t.
to sell by auction, or bid a price at a sale by auction.
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