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Language spoken by Irish Travellers
various sub-branches of Shelta exist. Shelta in England is increasingly undergoing anglicisation. American Irish-Traveller's Cant, originally synonymous with
Shelta
American basketball player (born 1985)
Rashad Dion McCants (born September 25, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player who has played in the National Basketball Association
Rashad_McCants
Additional rolling resistance present in curved sections of rail track
such balancing speed there is zero cant deficiency and results in a frictionless banked turn. But deviate from this speed (either higher or lower) and
Curve_resistance_(railroad)
Ethnic group in the United States
Speech of the American Roads: Traveler Cant and American Angloromani, Ian Hancock describes Irish Traveler Cant spoken in the United States as being a
Irish_Traveller_Americans
Traditionally nomadic groups in Europe
country. Many Travellers used to speak a cant language, Bargoens, and a derivative sociolect continues to exist. Living in trailer parks or caravan camps
Itinerant_groups_in_Europe
Term with multiple meanings
applied to various species in the genus Salix with furry catkins. In thieves' cant the word pussy means a "fur coat". The Oxford English Dictionary gives as
Pussy
Recent term gaining acceptance
films, to television, to commercial branding, to literature, to jargon, to cant, to linguistics and to popular culture. Examples of neologisms are sorted
Neologism
Medieval liturgical songs in Catalan
The Song of the Sibyl (Catalan: El Cant de la Sibil·la [əl ˈkand də lə siˈβilːə]) is a liturgical drama and a Gregorian chant, the lyrics of which comprise
The_Song_of_the_Sibyl
Queer argot in the Philippines
salitang bakla (lit. 'gay speak') or "gay lingo") or Bekinese, is an argot or cant slang derived from Taglish (Tagalog-English code-switching) and used by a
Swardspeak
British children's TV series (1971–1984)
during the 13-year run included familiar Play School presenters such as Brian Cant, Toni Arthur, Derek Griffiths, Lionel Morton, Chloe Ashcroft, Floella Benjamin
Play_Away
Ethnic groups
Scottish Government terms this ethnic group Nackens. This ethnic group speaks Cant, which is a mix of Romani, Elizabethan Cant, Scots, and Scots Gaelic
Scottish Romani and Traveller groups
Scottish_Romani_and_Traveller_groups
Russian cant language used among criminals
IPA: [ˈfʲenʲə]) or fen'ka (Russian: фенька, IPA: [ˈfʲenʲkə]) is a Russian cant language originated among the travelling peddlers and currently used in the
Fenya
Film showing real murders
Dictionary, 1st ed, 1913 John Camden Hotten, A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words, 5th edition Hagin, Boaz (2010). "Killed Because of Lousy
Snuff_film
2026 studio album by Raye
she mentioned that she was "writing a lot" and that she "cant wait to show [her fans] this new music". During a September 2025 interview with the BBC
This_Music_May_Contain_Hope
Ethnic group
are said to speak English and Shelta, a form of Cant. The Cant spoken in the U.S. is similar to the Cant spoken in Ireland, but differs in some respects
Irish_Travellers
Official language of Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island.[full citation needed] Norfuk has always been a linguistic cant. As travel to and from Norfolk Island becomes more common, Norfuk is falling
Norfuk_language
1983 American film
via Stitcher. E. Brown & Cant 2019, 16:10, 35:16. E. Brown & Cant 2019, 17:12. E. Brown & Cant 2019, 17:30. E. Brown & Cant 2019, 21:00. Thureson, Debbie
The_Prey_(1983_film)
2001 single by Kylie Minogue
song's narrator] exists". Writing for the same newspaper, Everett True identified a "darker element" in the simple lyrics and said this sentiment is echoed
Can't_Get_You_Out_of_My_Head
Language game or cant
Pig Latin is a language game or cant in which words are altered by adding a fabricated suffix or by moving the onset or initial consonant or consonant
Pig_Latin
Form of slang
Polari (from Italian parlare 'to talk') is a form of slang or cant historically used primarily in the United Kingdom among the gay subculture, as well
Polari
Extinct French noble family
: Jehan Destaing, lord of Labouygues, royal notary in Marcolès, in the Cantal département, and Souveraine de Chivialle. It could be a collateral branch
D'Estaing_family
In political philosophy, a type of proposal
conditional aid), other groups than the one operating a workfare system exist. In either system, recipients of welfare may also turn to family and friends
Throffer
Salafi jihadist militant organisation
"Rome" at the town of Dabiq. The noted scholar of militant Islamism Will McCants writes: References to the End Times fill Islamic State propaganda. It's
Islamic_State
American singer (1959–1993)
2021. "Ray Gillen, Whitey Kirst, Randy Castillo, Kreg Pike – cockfight – cant get enough.avi". YouTube. August 29, 1990. Archived from the original on
Ray_Gillen
Purposefully unclear communication
while trying to confuse and prevent Jim Hacker from taking charge. Black box Cant (language) Code word (figure of speech) Doublespeak Fallacy of quoting out
Obfuscation
"man" does not exist as a separate and distinct entity. This is a realist position, because "man" is real, insofar as it really exists in all men; but
Philosophy_of_language
Obfuscated speech on social media
people (as in whitey), though yt is also a common abbreviation for YouTube Cant (language) – Linguistic term for jargon of a group Chilling effect – Discouragement
Algospeak
German philosopher (1724–1804)
of space exists simultaneously are possible only if such objects stand in mutual causal relation of community or reciprocal interaction." This is Kant's
Immanuel_Kant
1989 film by John Derek
LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle said "the idiocy of Ghosts Can't Do It exists on a grand scale that can't be quantified in terms of its parts. Its horrendousness
Ghosts_Can't_Do_It
German-based thieves' argot
(from Yiddish "חוכמער לשון", "tongue of the wise") is a secret language, a cant or thieves' argot, spoken by groups (primarily marginalized groups) in Germany
Rotwelsch
1994 suicide of Nirvana singer and guitarist
from the crowd which is something I totally admire and envy. The fact is, I cant fool you, any one of you. It simply isnt fair to you or me. The worst crime
Suicide_of_Kurt_Cobain
Bearer of truth values
have no causal effects and exist outside space and time. According to this view, propositions like "there are rocks" exist independently of any mental
Proposition
When words are replaced by their rhymes
contains a few rhymes. John Camden Hotten's 1859 Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words likewise states that it originated in the 1840s ("about
Rhyming_slang
Language spoken on Pitcairn Islands
Tahitian, and has been given many classifications by scholars, including cant, patois, and Atlantic creole. Although spoken on Pacific Ocean islands, it
Pitkern
Semi-nomadic people in Western Europe
adjective jenisch is first recorded in the early 18th century in the sense of "cant, argot". A self-designation Jauner is recorded in 1793. Jenisch remained
Yenish_people
Space in which a professional wrestling match occurs
2018-01-27. Retrieved 2020-11-09. https://awfulannouncing.com/wwe/fans-cant-believe-the-amount-of-wrestlemania-commercials.html Chatra, Mo (March 2005)
Wrestling_ring
Celtic subfamily of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man
language is sometimes thought to be a Goidelic language, but is in fact a cant based on Irish and English, with a primarily Irish-based grammar and English-based
Goidelic_languages
adulthood (PDF). Florida: Pearson. ISBN 978-1-292-06488-8. Johnstone RA, Cant MA (December 2010). "The evolution of menopause in cetaceans and humans:
Evolution_of_menopause
Fine, lustrous, natural fiber produced by various arthropods
Management: Sixth Edition. Waveland Press. ISBN 978-1-4786-2770-8. Fritz, Anne and Cant, Jennifer (1986). Consumer Textiles. Oxford University Press Australia. Reprint
Silk
com/movies/bollywood/diljit-dosanjh-in-a-michael-jackson-tee-is-a-fan-moment-you-cant-miss-ws-l-aa-9441971.html "Falu's song". "Farah Khan revisits memories of
List of artists influenced by Michael Jackson
List_of_artists_influenced_by_Michael_Jackson
Variety of court sports
Cistellers cant leave a designated red rectangle but can move horizontally inside the rectangle. Racquetistas cant enter the rectangle and cant linger in
Basque_pelota
Intentionally devised human language
the first entirely artificial language. It is a form of private mystical cant (see also Enochian). An important example from Middle-Eastern culture is
Constructed_language
Cyclo-cross race in Zonhoven, Belgium
Zonhoven". cyclocross24.com. 1 December 2025. "Photo Gallery and Results: Cant and Van der Poel on Top at 2018 Superprestige Zonhoven". cxmagazine.com.
Cyclo-cross_Zonhoven
varieties of Spanish vary in terms of vocabulary as well. This includes both words that exist only in certain varieties (especially words borrowed from
Spanish dialects and varieties
Spanish_dialects_and_varieties
Speakers of Austronesian languages
predominates (although lower frequencies of Austronesian haplogroup O-M122 also exist). This indicates that the Lapita people, the direct ancestors of Polynesians
Austronesian_peoples
Language used in correctional institutions
poems. Prison slang has existed as long as there have been crime and prisons; in Charles Dickens' time it was known as "thieves' cant". Words from prison
Prison_slang
Romance language indigenous to the island of Sardinia
literary nor in the oral domain (one designed for the latter does not exist to this day). After the Middle Ages, where a certain orthographic uniformity
Sardinian_language
US Air Force supersonic aircraft, 1964–1998
from a beam's place of origin, so Lockheed's engineers added chines and canted the vertical control surfaces inward. Special radar-absorbing materials
Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird
Species of bird
evolution in the mongooses. Ecological aspects of social evolution, 131, 152. Cant, M.A., Nichols, H.J., Thompson, F.J., & Vitikainen, E.I.K. (2016). Banded
Martial_eagle
Spirit produced by distilling wine
Albert; Leland, Charles Godfrey, eds. (1889). A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo-Indian Slang, Pidgin English, Tinkers'
Brandy
Surname list
bottom half is gold with a red lion rampant. The upper portion is simply a cant of the Van Rosevelt name, which means "from the rose fields". The lower portion
Roosevelt_(name)
are largely within the RLM designation system. The Luftwaffe officially existed from 1933–1945 but training had started in the 1920s, before the Nazi seizure
List of World War II military aircraft of Germany
List_of_World_War_II_military_aircraft_of_Germany
Hypothesis of language influencing thought
November 2022. Linguistic relativism is a relatively new concept, it did not exist in the Enlightenment. It was posed for the first time, as will be treated
Linguistic_relativity
American third-generation main battle tank
determined using a laser rangefinder, crosswind sensor, a pendulum static cant sensor, data concerning performance and flight characteristics of each specific
M1_Abrams
Fighting video game series
is cannon" ? RT @YOUBJExPOEPJE Is Kazuya Can Controll the devil Gene&Jin cant...Than U guys totally messed up with TKBV" (Tweet) – via Twitter. "映画「TEKKEN」オフィシャルサイト"
Tekken
Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath (384–322 BC)
can exist without the others. Aristotle's conception of the city is organic, and he is considered one of the first to conceive of the city in this manner
Aristotle
American second generation main battle tank
rangefinder, second generation night sight, digital ballistic computer, cant sensors and a MIL-STD 1553 data bus. The M10 ballistic drive is upgraded
M60_tank
Chinese stealth fighter aircraft
wing with forward-swept trailing edges. The aft section has twin outward-canted all-moving fins, short but deep ventral strakes, and conventional or low-observable
Chengdu_J-20
City in England
of arms dates back to the fourteenth century, and can be described as canting: Gules three castles triple towered argent. The supporters are two seahorses
Newcastle_upon_Tyne
2025 studio album by the Weeknd
by Nina Simone, and a sample of "On the Way" written by James Louis MC Cants, as performed by Chicago Gangsters. "Niagara Falls" contains a sample of
Hurry_Up_Tomorrow
Symbol with three-fold rotational symmetry
as the arms of the King of Mann (Armorial Wijnbergen, c. 1280), and as canting arms in the city seal of the Bavarian city of Füssen (dated 1317). Triskèle
Triskelion
Argot of the Hijra people
specifically for counting money, uses lexemes unique to the cant: ^ Awan & Sheeraz list this number as one hundred thousand, and Kundalia lists it as ten
Hijra_Farsi
Vocabulary of an informal register
(disambiguation page) Indonesian slang Argot British slang Bargoens Caló Cant Cantonese internet slang Cockney rhyming slang Fala dos arxinas Fenya Gayle
Slang
Aspect of the county in the United Kingdom
mottoes and canting arms. Contents Officials and law Duchy of Cornwall Cornish Symbolism A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Canting arms Supporters
Cornish_heraldry
Style of Japanese writing amongst urban youth
of obfuscated (cant) Japanese writing popular amongst urban Japanese youth. As the name gyaru-moji suggests (gyaru meaning "gal"), this writing system
Gyaru-moji
derivation from the Celtic root cant-, meaning "rock" or "stone", and from the suffix -abr, used frequently in Celtic regions. From this we can deduce that the
List of etymologies of administrative divisions
List_of_etymologies_of_administrative_divisions
Obfuscation of language for fun and secrecy
A language game (also called a cant, secret language, ludling, or argot) is a system of manipulating spoken words to render them incomprehensible to an
Language_game
American jazz subculture
"jive-talk or hipster-talk"—as "an argot or cant designed to set the group apart from outsiders". This group crucially included White jazz musicians
Hipster_(1940s_subculture)
Pistol based on the AR-15 design
installed on AR pistols without any consequence, so long as the grip is canted at a minimum of 85 degrees. Forward grips on firearms are either banned
AR-15–style_pistol
Assembly elections in Haryana
address that physically could not exist. Gandhi accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of colluding with the BJP in this "systematic theft of democracy
2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election
2024_Haryana_Legislative_Assembly_election
Native American contact of the Pilgrims
Francis (1976). The Invasion of America: Indians, Colonialism, and the Cant of Conquest. New York: Norton. ISBN 0393008304. Kinnicutt, Lincoln N. (November
Squanto
Transnational Sunni Islamist organization
Arabia: Its People, past, Religion, Fault Lines and Future. Knopf. p. 156. McCants, William (17 March 2014). "Islamist Outlaws". Foreign Affairs. Archived
Muslim_Brotherhood
Cold War-era American medium tank
range possible by mathematically accounting for such factors as vehicle cant and ammunition type. Many developmental range finders based on pulses of
M48_Patton
Parvorder of cetaceans
Ellis, Samuel; Franks, Daniel W.; Nattrass, Stuart; Currie, Thomas E.; Cant, Michael A.; Giles, Deborah; Balcomb, Kenneth C.; Croft, Darren P. (2018-08-27)
Toothed_whale
a cant language named Bargoens to communicate with each other. Penonze has in origins in the Hebrew word "parnasa", meaning livelihood. Until this day
Organised crime in the Netherlands
Organised_crime_in_the_Netherlands
Fundamental unit of cognition
debate whether concepts are mental representations or abstract objects that exist independently of individual minds. Concept learning is the process of acquiring
Concept
Type of socially subordinate ranking
Communication Monographs. 65 (4): 308–335. doi:10.1080/03637759809376456. Cant, Michael A.; Field, Jeremy (2005). "Helping effort in a dominance hierarchy"
Dominance_hierarchy
Vowel split in English
The split created a handful of minimal pairs, such as ant–aunt, caff–calf, cant–can't, have–halve, and staph-staff. There also are some near-minimal pairs
Trap–bath_split
Hand tool for securing and moving loads
It is used mainly by two people to move logs by hooking them in each end. Cant hook Fishing gaff Pickaroon Prosthetic hook "Hooks". Horniman Museum and
Hook_(hand_tool)
Historic ruin in Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Oram 2014, pp. 26–27. Cant 1974, p. 21. Cant 1974, pp. 21–22. Oram 1996, p. 119. Scottish Medieval Charters Project 2007. Cant 1974, p. 23. Fawcett &
Elgin_Cathedral
Expansion of the Islamic state (622–750)
nomadic groups found beyond established civilizations, like the Mongols. McCants compares the Arab conquests to earlier conquests of the Near East, first
Early_Muslim_conquests
Mode of transport
mitigated; this also makes for a quieter ride. On curves, the outer rail may be at a higher level than the inner rail. This is called superelevation or cant. This
Rail_transport
2022 studio album by 070 Shake
The Queens on new song 'Body'". NME. Retrieved September 29, 2023. "You Cant Kill me by 070 Shake reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
You_Can't_Kill_Me
Philanthropy conception of meaning
of experience that could exist to show that the expression is true. As noted, Frege and Russell were two proponents of this way of thinking. A semantic
Meaning_(philosophy)
Female ninja
Yamada's Ninpōchō series. During the Edo period, kunoichi was used as a cant term to refer to a woman and had no meaning for a female ninja. However,
Kunoichi
Canadian sketch comedy television series
Saturday time slot. The studio masters for the first-season episodes no longer exist, and all but three of the episodes from the first season were believed lost
You Can't Do That on Television
You_Can't_Do_That_on_Television
Syrian territory occupied by Israel since 1967
ISBN 978-90-04-13197-2. M. Sotah 9:15, b. Sanhedrin 97r, y. AZ 2:4, y. Megillah 3:1. CantRabb 2:13 (vss הגבלון), PRabb 15:1 (vss הגבלון), PdRK 5:9. Jastrow ad loc
Golan_Heights
Something that exists in some identified universe of discourse
An entity is something that exists as itself. It does not need to be of material existence. In particular, abstractions and legal fictions are usually
Entity
2014 American science fiction television series
significant language change. Because of this, Peterson posited an accelerated evolution in which the early Grounders used a cant specifically to obfuscate their
The_100_(TV_series)
Species of whale
Ellis, Samuel; Franks, Daniel W.; Nattrass, Stuart; Currie, Thomas E.; Cant, Michael A.; Giles, Deborah; Balcomb, Kenneth C.; Croft, Darren P. (27 August
Beluga_whale
Early practices of the Latter Day Saints
exclaimed "why Cant I stur this Book?" And he was answered, "you have not Done rite; you should have took the Book and a gone right away. You cant have it now
Folk magic and the Latter Day Saint movement
Folk_magic_and_the_Latter_Day_Saint_movement
Indo-Aryan language of Pakistan
as a better fit for Khowar. Nonetheless, Urdu also lacked sounds that existed in Chitrali. Thus, new letters were proposed and created. But the process
Khowar
English singer (born 1959)
English 'gent' he is perfectly representative of that type's loathing for cant and hypocrisy, and his fragile, quasi-gay sexuality". Similarly, Morrissey's
Morrissey
contain multiple departments. Note 2 : Smaller, more precise area codes also exist, defined by the third to the sixth "AB PQ" digits in the dialing encoding
Local telephone area codes in France
Local_telephone_area_codes_in_France
Island or lake that is itself within an island or lake
Finland alone. These are second order islands. These are third order islands. This is a fourth order island. These are first order lakes. These are second order
Recursive_islands_and_lakes
Metallic plates from which Joseph Smith allegedly translated the Book of Mormon
exclaimed, "why Cant I stur this Book?"); Cowdery (1835b, p. 198) (saying that Smith exclaimed, without premeditation, "Why can I not obtain this book?"); Salisbury
Golden_plates
Evolutionary process
Jimenez-Espejo Pilar López Martínez José Antonio López Sáez José Antonio Riquelme Cantal Antonio Sánchez Marco Francisco Giles Guzman Kimberly Brown Noemí Fuentes
Human_evolution
paid no Duties?' 'No sir, said she, we have renounced all Tea in this Place. I cant make Tea, but I'le make you Coffee.' Accordingly I have drank Coffee
History_of_coffee
French-Polish counterfeiter (1912–2003)
sought refuge in France. After the war, he first settled in Vic-sur-Cère, Cantal, where he met his French wife. With the profits from his first fake banknotes
Ceslaw_Bojarski
Indo-Aryan language
curriculum. However, an option to take the same as second or third language does exist. In many other states, studying Hindi is usually compulsory in the school
Hindustani_language
THIS CANT-EXIST
THIS CANT-EXIST
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old French enfant ‘child’, hence a nickname for someone of a childish (or childlike) disposition. This name arose when, in medieval England, Anglo-Norman French l’enfant was wrongly understood as le fant.Italian : Venetian variant of Infante.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and northern Irish
Scottish and northern Irish : reduced form of McCart.English : from Middle English cart(e) ‘cart’ (from Old English cræt, Old Norse kartr), hence a metonymic occupational name for a carter or cartwright.French : from Old Occitan cart, a variant of quart, a term which in the Middle Ages denoted a tax levied on wine; hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a tax collector.
Girl/Female
Greek
Beloved.
Girl/Female
Greek
Divine.
Female
Egyptian
, giving.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : variant of Saint.Italian (northeastern) : variant of Santo.Dutch (also de Sant) : nickname from Middle Dutch sant ‘saint’.Dutch : variant of van Sant.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Sand.Indian (Maharashtra) : Hindu (Brahman) name meaning ‘saint’, ‘holy man’.
Boy/Male
Welsh
White.
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THI means "poem."
Boy/Male
Celtic
Sad din. In a story from the Middle Ages, Tristan, nephew of King Mark of Cornwall, was in love...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Fant.
Female
Irish
Short form of Irish CaitrÃona and Scottish Caitrìona, CAIT means "pure."
Male
Swiss
, gift of God.
Male
Dutch
, gifts of Jehovah.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English want ‘mole’, hence a nickname, perhaps for a short-sighted person.English : topographic name for someone who lived at a crossroad, a dialect form of Went.Dutch : variant of Wand.
Surname or Lastname
Reduced form of Irish McCann.English
Reduced form of Irish McCann.English : habitational name from Cann, a place in Dorset, named from Old English canna ‘can’, used in the transferred sense of a deep valley, or a topographic name from the same word used elsewhere in southwestern England.Americanized spelling of Kann or Kahn.
Male
Turkish
Turkish name CAN means "life."
Girl/Female
American, Australian, French, Greek, Hebrew
The Bond; Beloved; Bandage
Girl/Female
Norse
Wife of Thrall.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a tall thin man, from Middle English, Old French cane ‘cane’, ‘reed’ (Latin canna). It may also be a topographic name for someone who lived in a damp area overgrown with reeds, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who gathered reeds, which were widely used in the Middle Ages as a floor covering, as roofing material, and for weaving small baskets.Southern Italian : either a habitational name from a place named Canè, in Bescia and Belluna, or more likely an occupational name for a basket maker or the like, from Greek kanna ‘reed’ + the occupational suffix -(e)as.French : Norman and Picard variant of chane a term denoting a particular type of elongated pitcher (ultimately from Latin canna ‘reed’), hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a potter who specialized in making such jugs, or a nickname for someone who resembled one.Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Köhn (see Kuehn).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. In the U.S., this is a predominantly a southern name, with large concentrations in NC, SC, and GA.
THIS CANT-EXIST
THIS CANT-EXIST
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Padgett.
Boy/Male
Indian
The name Humza is one of the Arabic alphabets
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Indian, Kannada
The Supreme God
Boy/Male
Australian, Finnish
Valley
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
One who is Always Patient
Girl/Female
Hindu
Pre-eminence
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Gary, GAREY means "spear."
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Rajasthani, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Full Moon; Beauty; Softness
Boy/Male
Arabic
Good News; Glad Tiding
Girl/Female
Hindu
The Durga who is sleeping
THIS CANT-EXIST
THIS CANT-EXIST
THIS CANT-EXIST
THIS CANT-EXIST
THIS CANT-EXIST
pron. & a.
As an adjective, this has the same demonstrative force as the pronoun, but is followed by a noun; as, this book; this way to town.
adv.
In this or that manner; on this wise.
n.
A sudden thrust, push, kick, or other impulse, producing a bias or change of direction; also, the bias or turn so give; as, to give a ball a cant.
v. t.
To carry or convey in a cart.
imp. & p. p.
of Cast
v. t.
To sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or to a tune called a chant.
adv.
To this degree or extent; so far; so; as, thus wise; thus peaceble; thus bold.
superl.
Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.
a.
Of the nature of cant; affected; vulgar.
v. t.
To give a sudden turn or new direction to; as, to cant round a stick of timber; to cant a football.
n.
A lance or dart made of cane.
v. t.
To incline; to set at an angle; to tilt over; to tip upon the edge; as, to cant a cask; to cant a ship.
superl.
Rare; not dense or thick; -- applied to fluids or soft mixtures; as, thin blood; thin broth; thin air.
pron. & a.
As a demonstrative pronoun, this denotes something that is present or near in place or time, or something just mentioned, or that is just about to be mentioned.
adv.
In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly.
v. t.
To beat with a cane.
v. t.
To be without; to be destitute of, or deficient in; not to have; to lack; as, to want knowledge; to want judgment; to want learning; to want food and clothing.
v. i.
To sing, as in reciting a chant.
v. t.
To make or furnish with cane or rattan; as, to cane chairs.