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canting

verb

Etymology

From Javanese ꦕꦤ꧀ꦛꦶꦁ (canthing).

  1. borrowed from ꦕꦤ꧀ꦛꦶꦁ

Definitions

  1. present participle and gerund of cant

  2. That cants or preaches in a false manner.

    • "You damned, canting, hypocritical box-of-tricks. I'll be even with you yet." The heavy door slammed behind him.

  3. Alternative form of tjanting.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA