cantle

Meanings

Noun

• A splinter, slice, or sliver broken off something.
• The raised back of a saddle.
• The top of the head.

Verb

• To cut into pieces.
• To cut out from.

Origin

• From Middle English cantle, from Old Northern French cantel, Old French chantel (Modern French chanteau, Bourguignon chainteâ), from Medieval Latin cantellus, diminutive of Latin cantus ("corner"). Compare cant#Etymology_3 (Etymology 3).