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cantle

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  1. 1. n. A corner or edge of anything; a piece; a fragment; a part. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The upwardly projecting rear part of saddle, opposite to the pommel. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To cut in pieces; to cut out from. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. the back of a saddle seat Source: wordnet
  5. 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.] Source: webster
  6. 6. To cut in pieces; to cut out from. [Obs.] [Written alsocantile.] Source: adambom
  7. 7. n. the back of a saddle seat Source: ecdict

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