Definition of cant

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Cant (n.) Vulgar jargon; slang; the secret language spoker by gipsies, thieves, tramps, or beggars..

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Short-wited :: Short-wited (a.) Having little wit; not wise; having scanty intellect or judgment.
Decanter :: Decanter (n.) A vessel used to decant liquors, or for receiving decanted liquors; a kind of glass bottle used for holding wine or other liquors, from which drinking glasses are filled..
Commercial :: Commercial (a.) Of or pertaining to commerce; carrying on or occupied with commerce or trade; mercantile; as, commercial advantages; commercial relations..
Beck :: Beck (n.) A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, esp. as a call or command..
Scanty :: Scanty (a.) Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant.
Heteracanth :: Heteracanth (a.) Having the spines of the dorsal fin unsymmetrical, or thickened alternately on the right and left sides..
Snuffler :: Snuffler (n.) One who snuffles; one who uses cant.
Descant :: Descant (v. i.) A discourse formed on its theme, like variations on a musical air; a comment or comments..
Spined :: Spinebill (n.) Any species of Australian birds of the genus Acanthorhynchus. They are related to the honey eaters.
Mundificant :: Mundificant (n.) A mundificant ointment or plaster.
Acanthine :: Acanthine (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus..
Tradescantia :: Tradescantia (n.) A genus including spiderwort and Wandering Jew.
Canthoplasty :: Canthoplasty (n.) The operation of forming a new canthus, when one has been destroyed by injury or disease..
Canterbury :: Canterbury (n.) A city in England, giving its name various articles. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury (primate of all England), and contains the shrine of Thomas a Becket, to which pilgrimages were formerly made..
Avoidance :: Avoidance (n.) The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant; -- specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent..
Peccant :: Peccant (a.) Morbid; corrupt; as, peccant humors..
Toxicant :: Toxicant (n.) A poisonous agent or drug, as opium; an intoxicant..
Metalline :: Metalline (n.) A substance of variable composition, but resembling a soft, dark-colored metal, used in the bearings of machines for obviating friction, and as a substitute for lubricants..
Fico :: Fico (n.) A fig; an insignificant trifle, no more than the snap of one's thumb; a sign of contempt made by the fingers, expressing. A fig for you..
Canticoy :: Canticoy (n.) A social gathering; usually, one for dancing..
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