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cantle

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can·tle  (kntl)
n.
1. The raised rear part of a saddle.
2. A corner, segment, or portion; a piece: a cantle of land.
[Middle English cantel, corner, from Old French, from Medieval Latin cantellus, from Vulgar Latin *cantus; see cant1.]
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Noun1.cantle - the back of a saddle seat
backrest, back - a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable"
saddle - a seat for the rider of a horse or camel


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They are here set down, most holy father, upon a cantle of sheep-skin.
The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
"Be not angry, master mine," replied Sancho, "I did not mean to say that;" and coming close to him he laid one hand on the pommel of the saddle and the other on the cantle so that he held his master's left thigh in his embrace, not daring to separate a finger's width from him; so much afraid was he of the strokes which still resounded with a regular beat.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
Then she un-strapped a heavy, military coat from the cantle of her saddle and donned it, for the air was already chill.
Tarzan the Untamed by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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