Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
cant-fall .
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Examples
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As the huge mass is turned round and round by the kent-tackle, the harpooners continue cutting off the slips, till the whole coat of fat is removed.
Peter the Whaler William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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