canted
verb
Meaning
- 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.
- To sell by auction, or bid at an auction.
- To set (something) at an angle.
- To give a sudden turn or new direction to.
- To bevel an edge or corner.
- To overturn so that the contents are emptied.
- To divide or parcel out.
- Having angles.
- Inclined at an angle to something else; sloping.
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