| 释义 |
can·tle
I. \ˈkantəl, -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 |