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Meaning of 'scantling' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Scantling [ a.]
- Not plentiful; small; scanty.
2 . Scantling [ v. t.]
- A fragment; a bit; a little piece.
- A piece or quantity cut for a special purpose; a sample.
- A small quantity; a little bit; not much.
- A piece of timber sawed or cut of a small size, as for studs, rails, etc.
- The dimensions of a piece of timber with regard to its breadth and thickness; hence, the measure or dimensions of anything.
- A rough draught; a rude sketch or outline.
- A frame for casks to lie upon; a trestle.

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