Definition

Of the nature of cant; affected; vulgar. To introduce and multiply cant words in the most ruinous corruption in any language. Swift.

Other Definitions

This word also has 2 other definitions:

CANT (noun)

1. A corner; angle; niche. [Obs.] The first and principal person in the temple was Irene, or Peace; she was placed aloft in a cant. B. Jonson. 2. An ...

CANT (verb)

1. To incline; to set at an angle; to titl over; to tip upon the edge; as, to cant a cask; to cant a ship. 2. To give a sudden turn or new direction ...