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Definition of: scantling
(skant′ling) noun
1. A timber of moderate cross-section, used for studding, etc.
2. Such timbers collectively.
3. The dimensions of a timber in breadth and depth, but not in length; also, the dimensions of a stone in length, breadth, and thickness.
4. A small quantity or part; a sample. [Alter. of obs. scantillon <OF eschantillon specimen, corner-piece, chip;? infl. in meaning by SCANT]
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