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scantle
/ˈskæntəl/
verb 2noun 1
Definitions
verb
1
To scant; to be niggardly with; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down.
c. 1608-1634, John Webster, Appius and Virginia All their pay / Must your discretion scantle; keep it back.
verb
1
To be deficient; to fail.
That in her scantled banks, though wandring long inclos'd,
noun
1
A gauge for measuring slates.
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