adj not plentiful; small; scanty.
2. scantling ·vt a fragment; a bit; a little piece.
3. scantling ·vt a frame for casks to lie upon; a trestle.
4. scantling ·vt a small quantity; a little bit; not much.
5. scantling ·vt a rough draught; a rude sketch or outline.
6. scantling ·vt a piece or quantity cut for a special purpose; a sample.
7. scantling ·vt a piece of timber sawed or cut of a small size, as for studs, rails, ·etc.
8. scantling ·vt the dimensions of a piece of timber with regard to its breadth and thickness; hence, the measure or dimensions of anything.