Meaning of scantling | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The set size or dimension of a piece of timber, stone etc., or materials used to build ships or aircraft.
   countable, in-plural, uncountable
2. A small portion, a scant amount.
   archaic, countable, uncountable
3. A small, upright beam of timber used in construction, especially less than five inches square.
   countable, uncountable
4. Timber in the form of small beams and pieces.
   uncountable
5. A rough draught; a crude sketch or outline.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable
6. A frame for casks to lie upon; a trestle.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“For one may have particular knowledge of the nature of one river, and experience of the qualitie of one fountaine, that in other things knowes no more than another man: who neverthelesse to publish this little scantling, will undertake to write all of the Physickes.”

“Such as exceed not this scantling, to be solace to the sovereign and harmless to the people.”

“A pretty scantling of his knowledge may taken by his deferring to be baptized so many years.”

“Reducing them to narrow scantlings.”

“Victor, with hammer and nails and scraps of scantling, was patching a corner of one of the galleries.”

“These casks should be placed upon scantling or scaffolding , and not upon the ground in the cellar”

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