canted
verb
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To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.
To speak in set phrases.
To preach in a singsong fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.
Of a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms.
verb
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To set (something) at an angle.
Example: to cant a cask; to cant a ship
To give a sudden turn or new direction to.
Example: to cant round a stick of timber; to cant a football
To bevel an edge or corner.
To overturn so that the contents are emptied.
verb
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To divide or parcel out.
adjective
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Having angles.
Example: a canted window
Inclined at an angle to something else; sloping.