Thesaurus: cantle

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1. n. A corner or edge of anything; a piece; a fragment; a part.
2. n. The upwardly projecting rear part of saddle, opposite to the pommel.
3. v. t. To cut in pieces; to cut out from.
4. n. the back of a saddle seat
5. 1. A corner or edge of anything; a piece; a fragment; a part. "In one cantle of his law." Milton. Cuts me from the best of all my land A huge half moon, a monstrous cantle out. Shak. 2. The upwardly projecting rear part of saddle, opposite to the pommel. [Written also cante.] To cut in pieces; to cut out from. [Obs.] [Written also cantile.]
6. To cut in pieces; to cut out from. [Obs.] [Written alsocantile.]
7. n. the back of a saddle seat