SCANTLE

v.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
v.

To be deficient; to fail. [Obs.] Drayton.

2.
v.

To scant; to be niggard of; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down. [Obs.] All their pay Must your discretion scantle; keep it back. J. Webster.

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