Scant"ling (?), a. [See Scant,
a.] Not plentiful; small; scanty. [Obs.]
Jer. Taylor.
Scant"ling, n. [Cf. OF.
eschantillon, F. échantillon, a sample, pattern,
example. In some senses confused with scant insufficient. See
Scantle, v. t.] 1. A
fragment; a bit; a little piece. Specifically:
(a) A piece or quantity cut for a special
purpose; a sample. [Obs.]
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.
(b) A small quantity; a little bit; not
much. [Obs.]
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. Knight.
Scant"ling (?), a. [See Scant,
a.] Not plentiful; small; scanty. [Obs.]
Jer. Taylor.
Scant"ling, n. [Cf. OF.
eschantillon, F. échantillon, a sample, pattern,
example. In some senses confused with scant insufficient. See
Scantle, v. t.] 1. A
fragment; a bit; a little piece. Specifically:
(a) A piece or quantity cut for a special
purpose; a sample. [Obs.]
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.
(b) A small quantity; a little bit; not
much. [Obs.]
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. Knight.
