cantling

[ kant-ling ]

noun

1. a layer of burnt brick lying directly over a clamp of bricks being fired.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cantling¹

First recorded in 1610–20; cantle + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

They're big machinery people, and Alex Cantling is a good friend of mine, and is as shrewd a man as there is in the trade.

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As soon as I had time, I went to Boston and saw Alex Cantling, as Barlow had suggested, to find out how much money it would take to start an automobile accessory department.

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Alex Cantling was a big-boned, clean-shaven, healthy-looking man.

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Well, he told me just about the same as Cantling, so I left him and went to see George Field, who said, "Well, if Cantling and Barker both tell you that, you may be pretty sure it's right."

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Finally it was agreed that I should see these two firms which Alex Cantling mentioned to me, and try to arrange for three hundred and fifty dollars' worth of accessories, with the account guaranteed by Barlow.

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