present participle of cant

Alternative form of tjanting

That cants or preaches in a false manner.

plural of canting

Abbreviation of Canticles. / Abbreviation of Canticle of Canticles.

(transitive, obsolete) To divide or parcel out.

(intransitive) To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup. / (intransitive) To speak in set phrases.

(countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup. / (countable, uncountable) A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.

(obsolete) Side, edge, corner, niche. / Slope, the angle at which something is set. / A corner (of a building). / An outer or external angle.

(regional, forestry) A parcel, a division.