insincere talk about religion or morals It was the familiar cant of the man rich enough to affect disdain for money, and Wade was not impressed. — Day, Holman

"insincere talk," 1709, earlier it was slang for "whining of beggars" (1640s), from the verb in this sense (1560s), from Old North French canter (Old French chanter) "to sing, [..]

v. To talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected solemnity.

Verb. 1. To talk, to speak. [Midlands use/Dialect] 2. To tell tales, to lie. [Midlands use/Dialect]

The term used to denote the raising of the outer rail on curved track to allow higher speeds than if the two rails were level. Cant compensates for the centrifugal force arising from a train traversing a curve. If a track was canted to the level required for the maximum speed of the fastest train, the level of tilt would be too high for a slower tr [..]

Cant is a civil law term that refers to a method of dividing a commonly held property. Under this method, the commonly held property goes to the highest bidding owner on the condition that successful [..]

(n) stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition(n) a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal fo [..]

A whining manner of speech; class phraseology, especially of a religious nature (Latin, canto, to sing, whence chant). It is often derived from a proper name. We are told that Alexander and Andrew Can [..]

A standard railway term describing the difference in level between the two rails of a track.   The outer rail of a curve is higher than the inner rail to counteract the centrifugal force of a train tr [..]

The height difference, at a common location, between the running surface of both rails. Also known as 'superelevation' or 'cross level'. On curves in main line track it is usual to [..]

To incline away from the uptight position.

The inclination of an object from the perpendicular. As a verb, to turn anything so that it does not stand square to a given object.

(1) A term signifying an inclination of an object from a perpendicular; to turn anything so that it does not stand perpendicularly or square to an object. (2) Those timbers in a ship near the bow or s [..]

(1) A term signifying an inclination of an object from a perpendicular; to turn anything so that it does not stand perpendicularly or square to an object. (2) Those timbers in a ship near the bow or s [..]

, v. to sell by auction.

A log that has been debarked and sawn square.

To tilt the bow off center when shooting so as to remove the bow's sight window from view.

The angle of lean from the vertical that the firearm has whilst being held by the shooter.

(countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup. ''He had the look of a prince, but the cant of a fishmonger.'' * '''1836''', Three discourses preached before the Congregationa [..]