Hypertext Webster Gateway: "scantle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scantle \Scan"tle\, v. i. [Dim. of scant, v.]
To be deficient; to fail. [Obs.] --Drayton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scantle \Scan"tle\, v. t. [OF. escanteler, eschanteler, to break
into contles; pref. es- (L. ex) + cantel, chantel, corner,
side, piece. Confused with E. scant. See {Cantle}.]
To scant; to be niggard of; to divide into small pieces; to
cut short or down. [Obs.]
All their pay Must your discretion scantle; keep it
back. --J. Webster.
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