CANTLE


Meaning of CANTLE in English

/kan"tl/ , n.

1. the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward. See illus. under saddle .

2. a corner; piece; portion: a cantle of land.

[ 1275-1325; ME cantel ( cantellus, equiv. to L cant ( us ) (see CANT 2 ) + -ellus dim. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .