[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cant \cant\, n. of., edge, angle, prof. from l. canthus the
   iron ring round a carriage wheel, a wheel, gr. ? the corner
   of the eye, the felly of a wheel; cf. w. cant the stake or
   tire of a wheel. cf. canthus, canton, cantle.
   1. a corner; angle; niche. obs.
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            the first and principal person in the temple was
            irene, or peace; she was placed aloft in a cant.
                                                  --b. jonson.
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   2. an outer or external angle.
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   3. an inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope
      or bevel; a titl. --totten.
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   4. a sudden thrust, push, kick, or other impulse, producing a
      bias or change of direction; also, the bias or turn so
      give; as, to give a ball a cant.
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   5. coopering a segment forming a side piece in the head of
      a cask. --knight.
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   6. mech. a segment of he rim of a wooden cogwheel.
      --knight.
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   7. naut. a piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to
      support the bulkheads.
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   cant frames, cant timbers naut., timber at the two ends
      of a ship, rising obliquely from the keel.
      1913 webster
see also:
canthus canton cantle cant frames cant timbers 

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