v. t.
Where a man hath a great living laid together and where he is scanted. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
I am scanted in the pleasure of dwelling on your actions. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
So weak that he was scant able to go down the stairs. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Scantness; scarcity. [ R. ] T. Carew. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
His sermon was scant, in all, a quarter of an hour. Ridley. [ 1913 Webster ]
Be somewhat scanter of your maiden presence. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To fail, or become less; to scantle;
adv. In a scanty manner; not fully; not plentifully; sparingly; parsimoniously. [ 1913 Webster ]
His mind was very scantily stored with materials. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. Quality or condition of being scanty. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ OF. escanteler, eschanteler, to break into contles; pref. es- (L. ex) + cantel, chantel, corner, side, piece. Confused with E. scant. See Cantle. ] To scant; to be niggard of; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
All their pay
Must your discretion scantle; keep it back. J. Webster. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. [ Dim. of scant, v. ] To be deficient; to fail. [ Obs. ] Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. eschantelet corner. ] A small pattern; a small quantity. [ Obs. ] Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]