Definition of Scantling
Scant´ling
a.
1.
Not
plentiful
;
small
;
scanty
.
n.
1.
A
fragment
;
a
bit
;
a
little
piece
.
Such
as
exceed
not
this
scantling
; -
to
be
solace
to
the
sovereign
and
harmless
to
the
people
.
- Bacon.
A
pretty
scantling
of
his
knowledge
may
taken
by
his
deferring
to
be
baptized
so
many
years
.
- Milton.
2.
A
small
quantity
;
a
little
bit
;
not
much
.
Reducing
them
to
narrow
scantlings
.
- Jer. Taylor.
2.
A
piece
of
timber
sawed
or
cut
of
a
small
size
,
as
for
studs
,
rails
,
etc
.
3.
The
dimensions
of
a
piece
of
timber
with
regard
to
its
breadth
and
thickness
;
hence
,
the
measure
or
dimensions
of
anything
.
4.
A
rough
draught
;
a
rude
sketch
or
outline
.
5.
A
frame
for
casks
to
lie
upon
;
a
trestle
.
Related Words
building
,
edifice
,
stud
,
upright
,
vertical
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