Scantling /(?)/

Scant·ling

Scantling

a.
  1. Not plentiful; small; scanty. [Obs.]

Scantling

n.
  1. A fragment; a bit; a little piece. [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.
  2. A small quantity; a little bit; not much. [Obs.]
    Reducing them to narrow scantlings.
  3. A piece of timber sawed or cut of a small size, as for studs, rails, etc.
  4. The dimensions of a piece of timber with regard to its breadth and thickness; hence, the measure or dimensions of anything.
  5. A rough draught; a rude sketch or outline.
  6. A frame for casks to lie upon; a trestle.