Definition of cant

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Cant (n.) A call for bidders at a public sale; an auction.

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Cantharides :: Cantharides (n. pl.) See Cantharis.
Whiteweed :: Whiteweed (n.) A perennial composite herb (Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum) with conspicuous white rays and a yellow disk, a common weed in grass lands and pastures; -- called also oxeye daisy..
Emicant :: Emicant (a.) Beaming forth; flashing.
Nog :: Nog (v. t.) To fill in, as between scantling, with brickwork..
Vacate :: Vacate (v. t.) To make vacant; to leave empty; to cease from filling or occupying; as, it was resolved by Parliament that James had vacated the throne of England; the tenant vacated the house..
Retractation :: Retractation (n.) The act of retracting what has been said; recantation.
Mundificant :: Mundificant (n.) A mundificant ointment or plaster.
Scantling :: Scantling (a.) Not plentiful; small; scanty.
Chant :: Chant (v. t.) Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone.
Pour :: Pour (v. t.) To cause to flow in a stream, as a liquid or anything flowing like a liquid, either out of a vessel or into it; as, to pour water from a pail; to pour wine into a decanter; to pour oil upon the waters; to pour out sand or dust..
Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A small quantity; a little bit; not much.
Vacation :: Vacation (n.) The time when an office is vacant; esp. (Eccl.), the time when a see, or other spiritual dignity, is vacant..
Cantion :: Cantion (n.) A song or verses.
Provide :: Provide (v. t.) To appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice before it is vacant. See Provisor.
Incantatory :: Incantatory (a.) Dealing by enchantment; magical.
Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A piece of timber sawed or cut of a small size, as for studs, rails, etc..
Preemption :: Preemption (n.) The right of an actual settler upon public lands (particularly those of the United States) to purchase a certain portion at a fixed price in preference to all other applicants.
Communicant :: Communicant (n.) One who communicates.
Cantilena :: Cantilena (n.) See Cantabile.
Vacant :: Vacant (a.) Empty of thought; thoughtless; not occupied with study or reflection; as, a vacant mind..
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