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Rarecanted
The correct spelling is canted.
How to pronounce canted
verb
Say it like: Can-ted
The correct spelling is canted. To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup. For example: "to cant a cask; to cant a ship"
Usage Examples
“to cant a cask; to cant a ship”
“to cant round a stick of timber; to cant a football”
“a canted window”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.
- 2.To speak in set phrases.
- 3.To preach in a singsong fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.
- 4.Of a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms.
- 5.To sell by auction, or bid at an auction.
adjective
- 1.Having angles.
- 2.Inclined at an angle to something else; sloping.
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