1. n. & v.
--n.
1. insincere pious or moral talk.
2 ephemeral or fashionable catchwords.
3 language peculiar to a class, profession, sect, etc.; jargon.
--v.intr. use cant.
Phrases and idioms:
canting arms Heraldry arms containing an allusion to the name of the bearer.
Etymology: earlier of musical sound, of intonation, and of beggars' whining; perh. from the singing of religious mendicants: prob. f. L canere sing 2. n. & v.
--n.
1. a a slanting surface, e.g. of a bank. b a bevel of a crystal etc.
2 an oblique push or movement that upsets or partly upsets something.
3 a tilted or sloping position.
--v.
1. tr. push or pitch out of level; tilt.
2 intr. take or lie in a slanting position.
3 tr. impart a bevel to.
4 intr. Naut. swing round.
Phrases and idioms:
cant-dog (or -hook) an iron hook at the end of a long handle, used for rolling logs.
Etymology: ME f. MLG kant, kante, MDu. cant, point, side, edge, ult. f. L cant(h)us iron tire