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cantle

 
Dictionary: can·tle   (kăn'tl) pronunciation
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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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The back-most part of the saddle seat; the place to grasp when mounting.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the back of a saddle seat

 
 
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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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