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| scant·ling [ skántling ] (plural scant·lings) |
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1. thin piece of timber: a piece of timber with a small cross section, e.g. a rafter
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2. size: the dimension of a building material or a structural part of a ship
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3. small amount: a small amount or quantity
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| [Early 16th century. Alteration of obsolete scantillon "gauge" < late Latin scandaculum "ladder" < Latin scandere "to climb"] |
