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can⋅tle
[kan-tl] 
–noun
| 1. | the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward. |
| 2. | a corner; piece; portion: a cantle of land. |
Origin:
1275–1325; ME cantel (< AF) < ML cantellus, equiv. to L cant(us) (see cant 2 ) + -ellus dim. suffix
1275–1325; ME cantel (< AF) < ML cantellus, equiv. to L cant(us) (see cant 2 ) + -ellus dim. suffix
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| can·tle (kān'tl) n.
[Middle English cantel, corner, from Old French, from Medieval Latin cantellus, from Vulgar Latin *cantus; see cant1.] |
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