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cantle definition

cantle (kant′'l)

noun

the upward-curving rear part of a saddle

Etymology: ME cantel, a corner, rim, piece < OFr < ML cantellus, dim. of LL cantus: see cant

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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