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Webster Dictionary

  1. Scantleverb

    to be deficient; to fail

  2. Scantleverb

    to scant; to be niggard of; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down

  3. Etymology: [OF. escanteler, eschanteler, to break into contles; pref. es- (L. ex) + cantel, chantel, corner, side, piece. Confused with E. scant. See Cantle.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Scantle

    skan′tl, v.t. to divide into pieces: to partition.—ns. Scant′let, a small pattern; Scant′ling, a little piece: a piece or quantity cut for a particular purpose: a certain proportion.—Scantling number, a number computed from the known dimensions of a ship. [O. Fr. eschantillon, a small cantle, escanteler, to break into cantles—es—L. ex, out, cantel, chantel, a cantle.]

  2. Scantle

    skan′tl, v.i. to fail: to be deficient.—n. a gauge by which slates are measured. [Prob. scant.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of scantle in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of scantle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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