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scantle

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈskæntəl/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A gauge for measuring slates.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To scant; to be niggardly with; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, transitive

Examples

  • c. 1608-1634, John Webster, Appius and Virginia All their pay / Must your discretion scantle; keep it back.

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To be deficient; to fail.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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History

Etymology

From scant + -le.

Old French escanteler, eschanteler.