scantle

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Pronunciation

/ˈskæntəl/

Definition of scantle

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

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

“c. 1608-1634, John Webster, Appius and Virginia All their pay / Must your discretion scantle; keep it back.”

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verb

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

“c. 1608-1634, John Webster, Appius and Virginia All their pay / Must your discretion scantle; keep it back.”
(intransitive)To be deficient; to fail.

“That in her scantled banks, though wandring long inclos'd,”

noun

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Old French escanteler, eschanteler.

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