Thesaurus: scantling

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1. a. Not plentiful; small; scanty.
2. v. t. A fragment; a bit; a little piece.
3. v. t. A piece or quantity cut for a special purpose; a sample.
4. v. t. A small quantity; a little bit; not much.
5. v. t. A piece of timber sawed or cut of a small size, as for studs, rails, etc.
6. v. t. The dimensions of a piece of timber with regard to its breadth and thickness; hence, the measure or dimensions of anything.
7. v. t. A rough draught; a rude sketch or outline.
8. v. t. A frame for casks to lie upon; a trestle.
9. n. an upright in house framing
10. Not plentiful; small; scanty. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. 1. A fragment; a bit; a little piece. Specifically: (a) A piece or quantity cut for a special purpose; a sample. [Obs.] Such as exceed not this scantling; -- to be solace to the sovereign and harmless to the people. Bacon. A pretty scantling of his knowledge may taken by his deferring to be baptized so many years. Milton. (b) A small quantity; a little bit; not much. [Obs.] Reducing them to narrow scantlings. Jer. Taylor. 2. A piece of timber sawed or cut of a small size, as for studs, rails, etc. 3. The dimensions of a piece of timber with regard to its breadth and thickness; hence, the measure or dimensions of anything. 4. A rough draught; a rude sketch or outline. 5. A frame for casks to lie upon; a trestle. Knight.
11. Not plentiful; small; scanty. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
12. n. an upright in house framing