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Scantling

[SKANT-ling]

Part of speech: noun

Origin: Old French, early 16th century

1.

A specimen, sample, or small amount of something.

2.

The size to which a piece of wood or stone is measured and cut.

Examples of Scantling in a sentence

"There's only a scantling of milk left, so please pick up a new carton."

"The shed door was built to a scantling of 7 feet tall."

About Scantling

In addition to describing a small amount, scantling can apply to measurements of all sizes in woodworking or building. It can be the size of a certain cut of wood or stone. Or it could be a set of standard dimensions in shipbuilding. Then scantling could also just be a name for a particular type of wood. Use your context clues to decipher the scantling.

Did you Know?

In addition to describing a small amount, "scantling" can apply to measurements of all sizes in woodworking or building. It can be the size of a measured cut of wood or stone, but "scantling" is also used in shipbuilding for a set of standard dimensions. Use context clues to determine the correct version of "scantling."

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