I. ˈkant adjective
Etymology: Middle English, probably from Middle Low German * kant
Date: 14th century
dialect England : lively , lusty
II. verb
Etymology: cant (III)
Date: circa 1543
transitive verb
1. : to give a cant or oblique edge to : bevel
2. : to set at an angle : tilt
3. chiefly British : to throw with a lurch
intransitive verb
1. : to pitch to one side : lean
2. : slope
III. noun
Etymology: Middle English cant side, probably from Middle Dutch or Middle French dialect; Middle Dutch, edge, corner, from Middle French dialect (Picard), from Latin canthus, cantus iron tire, perhaps of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh cant rim; perhaps akin to Greek kanthos corner of the eye
Date: 1603
1. obsolete : corner , niche
2. : an external angle (as of a building)
3. : a log with one or more squared sides
4.
a. : an oblique or slanting surface
b. : inclination , slope
IV. adjective
Date: 1663
1. : having canted corners or sides
2. : inclined 2
V. intransitive verb
Etymology: perhaps from Middle French dialect (Norman-Picard) canter to tell, literally, to sing, from Latin cantare — more at chant
Date: 1567
1. : to talk or beg in a whining or singsong manner
2. : to speak in cant or jargon
3. : to talk hypocritically
VI. noun
Date: 1640
1. : affected singsong or whining speech
2.
a. : the private language of the underworld
b. obsolete : the phraseology peculiar to a religious class or sect
c. : jargon 2
3. : a set or stock phrase
4. : the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments ; especially : the insincere use of pious words