·adj Not plentiful; small; scanty.
II. Scantling ·vt A fragment; a bit; a little piece.
III. Scantling ·vt A frame for casks to lie upon; a trestle.
IV. Scantling ·vt A small quantity; a little bit; not much.
V. Scantling ·vt A rough draught; a rude sketch or outline.
VI. Scantling ·vt A piece or quantity cut for a special purpose; a sample.
VII. Scantling ·vt A piece of timber sawed or cut of a small size, as for studs, rails, ·etc.
VIII. Scantling ·vt The dimensions of a piece of timber with regard to its breadth and thickness; hence, the measure or dimensions of anything.