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Thesaurus: scantle

To be deficient; to fail.

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  1. v. i. To be deficient; to fail.
  2. v. t. To scant; to be niggard of; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down.
  3. To be deficient; to fail. [Obs.] Drayton. To scant; to be niggard of; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down. [Obs.] All their pay Must your discretion scantle; keep it back. J. Webster.
  4. To be deficient; to fail. [Obs.] Drayton.
  5. v. i. To be deficient; to fail. v. t. To scant; to be niggard of; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down.