Word: cant
Phonetic:
/kænt/Listen:
An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup. Example: He had the look of a prince, but the cant of a fishmonger.
A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
A language spoken by some Irish Travellers; Shelta.
Empty, hypocritical talk. Example: People claim to care about the poor of Africa, but it is largely cant.
Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.
A blazon of a coat of arms that makes a pun upon the name (or, less often, some attribute or function) of the bearer, canting arms.
A call for bidders at a public fair; an auction.
To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.
To speak in set phrases.
To preach in a singsong fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.
Of a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms.
To sell by auction, or bid at an auction.
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