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noun
Scantling  n.  
1.
A fragment; a bit; a little piece. Specifically:
(a)
A piece or quantity cut for a special purpose; a sample. (Obs.) "Such as exceed not this scantling; to be solace to the sovereign and harmless to the people." "A pretty scantling of his knowledge may taken by his deferring to be baptized so many years."
(b)
A small quantity; a little bit; not much. (Obs.) "Reducing them to narrow scantlings."
2.
A piece of timber sawed or cut of a small size, as for studs, rails, etc.
3.
The dimensions of a piece of timber with regard to its breadth and thickness; hence, the measure or dimensions of anything.
4.
A rough draught; a rude sketch or outline.
5.
A frame for casks to lie upon; a trestle.





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"Scantling" Quotes from Famous Books



... the commonwealth; yet nothing is more certain than that they were not only good citizens, but substantially orthodox. On such a point there is no one among the conservatives whose testimony has the weight of Winthrop's, who says: "Mr. Cotton ... stated the differences in a very narrow scantling; and Mr. Shepherd, preaching at the day of election, brought them yet nearer, so as, except men of good understanding, and such as knew the bottom of the tenents of those of the other party, few could ...
— The Emancipation of Massachusetts • Brooks Adams
... St. George's Church on the other side of the road. It was to be the chef d'oeuvre of his architectural skill, and to be made as complete and perfect as possible. A compass was brought and the true east and west found. The material of which the church was to be built was tar paper and scantling. The roof was to be covered with corrugated iron. The belfry was to be hung this time with two German gas bells, which were dignified with the title of a chime of bells. The windows, filled with oiled linen, were to be pointed after the manner of Gothic architecture. ...
— The Great War As I Saw It • Frederick George Scott
... center to back, and end to back, respectively. Offsetting pipe is a very convenient way of getting the pipe or fittings back to the wall for support. To offset pipe properly and with little trouble, take a piece of scantling 2 by 4 and brace it between the floor and ceiling. Bore a few different-sized holes through it and you will have a very handy device for offsetting pipe. There is a little trick in offsetting pipe that one will have to practice to obtain. The pipe must be held firmly in the place ...
— Elements of Plumbing • Samuel Dibble
... other sensitive and somewhat introspective children, I passed through a brief period of morbid righteousness. In a game of "one-old-cat," the side on which I played was defeated. On a piece of scantling which lay in the lot where the contest took place, I scratched the score. Afterwards it occurred to me that my inscription was perhaps misleading and would make my side appear to be the winner. I went back and corrected the ambiguity. On finding in an old tool chest ...
— A Mind That Found Itself - An Autobiography • Clifford Whittingham Beers


Words linked to "Scantling" :   vertical, building, stud, edifice


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