Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Cantle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cantle \Can"tle\, n. [OF. cantel, chantel, corner, side, piece,
F. chanteau a piece cut from a larger piece, dim. of OF. cant
edge, corner. See 1st {Cant}.]
1. A corner or edge of anything; a piece; a fragment; a part.
``In one cantle of his law.'' --Milton.
Cuts me from the best of all my land A huge half
moon, a monstrous cantle out. --Shak.
2. The upwardly projecting rear part of saddle, opposite to
the pommel. [Written also {cante}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cantle \Can"tle\, v. t.
To cut in pieces; to cut out from. [Obs.] [Written also
{cantile}.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cantle
n : the back of a saddle seat
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