I. ˈkant ə l, -ˈaa-, -ˈai- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English cantel, from Old North French, diminutive of cant edge, corner — more at cant (angle)
1. : a segment or slice cut off or out from something (as from a piece of land or a cheese) : part , portion
cutting off … a solid cantle of high land from the rest of Yorkshire — Richard Blackmore
2. : the upwardly projecting rear part of a saddle — compare pommel ; see stock saddle illustration
3. Scotland : the crown of the head
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
obsolete : to divide into cantles : portion