cantle
pronunciation
How to pronounce cantle in British English:
UK ['kænt(ə)l]
How to pronounce cantle in American English:
US [ 'kæntl]
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- Noun:
- the back of a saddle seat
Word Origin
- cantle (n.)
- early 14c., "a part, a portion," also "a section cut out of anything" (mid-15c.), from Old North French cantel "corner, piece" (Old French chantel, Modern French chanteau), from Medieval Latin cantellus, diminutive of cantus "corner" (see cant (n.2)).
Example
- 1. A saddle having a steel cantle and pommel and no horn .