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cant
  1. (obsolete) Side, edge, corner, niche.
  2. Slope, the angle at which something is set.
  3. A corner (of a building).
  4. An outer or external angle.
  5. An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope or bevel; a tilt.
  6. A movement or throw that overturns something.
  7. A sudden thrust, push, kick, or other impulse, producing a bias or change of direction; also, the bias or turn so given.
  8. (coopering) A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask.
  9. A segment of the rim of a wooden cogwheel.
  10. (nautical) A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads.
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  12. Examples:
    1. “This was not a constructed language, but a secret vocabulary, a cant or argot in the linguist's term, which uses the grammar and syntax of English as well as most of its core vocabulary.”
      “In the purest form, realism holds that ideology has little impact on state behavior but is rather a cloak to disguise the pursuit of real interests in the cant of religious or secular philosophy or rhetoric.”
      “You can adjust the cant to your preference for strong side carry, or set the rig up for cross draw if you're working out of a car for long periods.”
cant
  1. (countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
  3. language spoken by some Irish Travellers; Shelta.
  4. (pejorative) Empty, hypocritical talk.
  5. (uncountable) Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.
  6. (countable, heraldry) A blazon of a coat of arms that makes a pun upon the name (or, less often, some attribute or function) of the bearer, canting arms.
  7. (obsolete) A call for bidders at a public fair; an auction.
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  9. Examples:
    1. “This was not a constructed language, but a secret vocabulary, a cant or argot in the linguist's term, which uses the grammar and syntax of English as well as most of its core vocabulary.”
      “In the purest form, realism holds that ideology has little impact on state behavior but is rather a cloak to disguise the pursuit of real interests in the cant of religious or secular philosophy or rhetoric.”
      “You can adjust the cant to your preference for strong side carry, or set the rig up for cross draw if you're working out of a car for long periods.”
canter
  1. A gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground. Also describing this gait on other four legged animals.
  2. A ride on a horse at such speed.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The horse's canter is a three-beat gait: one foot hits the ground, then two feet together, then the last foot.”
canter
  1. One who cants or whines; a beggar.
  2. One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The horse's canter is a three-beat gait: one foot hits the ground, then two feet together, then the last foot.”
canting
  1. Alternative form of tjanting
cantering
  1. Movement at a canter.
canterings
  1. plural of cantering
cantings
  1. plural of canting
canters
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