Scantling - What does it mean?
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has no English definition.
(chiefly, in the plural) The set size or dimension of a piece of timber, stone etc., or materials used to build ships or aircraft.
(archaic) A small portion, a scant amount.
*, Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.204:
*:For one may have particular knowledge of the nature of one river, and experience of the qualitie of one fountaine, that in other things knowes no more than another man: who neverthelesse to publish this little scantling , will undertake to write all of the Physickes.
* Francis Bacon
* Milton
* Jeremy Taylor
A small, upright timber used in construction, especially less than five inches square.
(obsolete) A rough draught; a crude sketch or outline.
(obsolete) A frame for casks to lie upon; a trestle.
is likely misspelled.
has no English definition.
As a noun scantling
is the set size or dimension of a piece of timber, stone etc., or materials used to build ships or aircraft.As an adjective scantling
is not plentiful; small; scanty.scantling
English
(wikipedia scantling)Noun
(en noun)- Such as exceed not this scantling , to be solace to the sovereign and harmless to the people.
- A pretty scantling of his knowledge may taken by his deferring to be baptized so many years.
- Reducing them to narrow scantlings .
- (Knight)