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Meaning of scantle | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
ˈskæntəl

Definitions

  1. To scant; to be niggardly with; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down.
    obsolete, transitive
  2. To be deficient; to fail.
    intransitive

Examples

“c. 1608-1634, John Webster, Appius and Virginia All their pay / Must your discretion scantle; keep it back.”
“That in her scantled banks, though wandring long inclos'd,”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

scantled scantles scape scaped scapegoat scapegoated

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