plural of scantling / (nautical) The dimensions of the timbers of a ship

(obsolete, transitive) To scant; to be niggardly with; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down.

(intransitive) To be deficient; to fail.

A gauge for measuring slates.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scantle

simple past tense and past participle of scantle

(chiefly in the plural) The set size or dimension of a piece of timber, stone etc., or materials used to build ships or aircraft. / (archaic) A small portion, a scant amount.

Not plentiful; small; scanty.