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What (who) is cant$11076$ - definition
A SECRET LANGUAGE (CANT) USED BY VARIOUS PEOPLES IN ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES
Thieves' Cant; Criminal jargon; Thieve's cant; Rogues' cant; Thieves' argot; Thieves cant; Thieves' Latin; Peddler's French; Rogues cant; Thieves’ cant
Thieves' cant
Thieves' cant (also known as thieves' argot, rogues' cant, or peddler's French) is a cant, cryptolect, or argot which was formerly used by thieves, beggars, and hustlers of various kinds in Great Britain and to a lesser extent in other English-speaking countries. It is now mostly obsolete and used in literature and fantasy role-playing, although individual terms continue to be used in the criminal subcultures of Britain and the United States.
CANT Z.1007 Alcione
1937 BOMBER AIRCRAFT FAMILY BY CRDA CANT
Cant Z 1007; CRDA CANT Z.1007; CANT bomber; Cant Z.1007; CANT Z.1007bis Alcione; CANT Z.1015; Z.1007; CANT Z.1007
The CANT Z.1007 Alcione (Kingfisher) was an Italian three-engined medium bomber, with wooden structure.
cant
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Canted; Cants; Cant (disambiguation)
cant1 [kant]
¦ noun
1. hypocritical and sanctimonious talk.
2. derogatory language peculiar to a specified group: thieves' cant.
[as modifier] denoting a phrase or catchword temporarily current.
¦ verb dated talk hypocritically and sanctimoniously.
Origin
C16 (in sense 'singing', later 'whining speech', as of a beggar), hence 'jargon': prob. from L. cantare (see chant).
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cant2 [kant]
¦ verb be or cause to be in a slanting or oblique position; tilt.
?(of a ship) swing round.
¦ noun
1. a slope or tilt.
2. a wedge-shaped block of wood remaining after the better-quality pieces have been cut off.
Origin
ME (denoting an edge or brink): from Mid. Low Ger. kant, kante, MDu. cant, 'point, side, edge', related to med. L. cantus 'corner, side'.
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Thieves' cant
Thieves' cant (also known as thieves' argot, rogues' cant, or peddler's French) is a cant, cryptolect, or argot which was formerly used by thieves, beggars, and hustlers of various kinds in Great Britain and to a lesser extent in other English-speaking countries. It is now mostly obsolete and used in literature and fantasy role-playing, although individual terms continue to be used in the criminal subcultures of Britain and the United States.
