Can"tle (?), n. [OF. cantel, chantel, corner, side, piece, F. chanteau a piece cut from a larger piece, dim. of OF. cant edge, corner. See 1st Cant.]
1.
A corner or edge of anything; a piece; a fragment; a part.
"In one
cantle of his law."
Milton.
Cuts me from the best of all my land
A huge half moon, a monstrous cantle out.
Shak.
2.
The upwardly projecting rear part of saddle, opposite to the pommel.
[Written also
cante.]
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Can"tle, v. t.
To cut in pieces; to cut out from.
[Obs.] [Written also
cantile.]
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