Associations to the word «Cantle»

Wiktionary

CANTLE, noun. (obsolete) A splinter, slice, or sliver broken off something.
CANTLE, noun. The raised back of a saddle.
CANTLE, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To cut into pieces.
CANTLE, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To cut out from.

Dictionary definition

CANTLE, noun. The back of a saddle seat.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke