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I [kænt]1) (false words, ideas) ipocrisie f.pl.2) (prisoners' etc.) gergo m.II [kænt]nome (sloping surface) pendenza f.* * *[kænt]1) (insincere talk: politicians' cant.) linguaggio ipocrita2) (the special slang of a particular group of people: thieves' cant.) gergo* * *I [kænt] n(hypocritical talk) discorsi mpl ipocriti, (jargon) gergoII [kænt]1. vi(tilt) inclinarsi2. vtinclinare, (overturn) rovesciare* * *cant (1) /ænt/A n. [u]1 luoghi (pl.) comuni religiosi o moralistici; linguaggio da bigotto; discorsi (pl.) ipocriti; ipocrisie (pl.)3 gergo, linguaggio specialistico ( di una professione o un ambiente): thieves' cant, gergo dei ladri; lingua furbescaB a. ( di parole, ecc.)1 insincero; da ipocrita3 gergale; specialistico.cant (2) /kænt/n.1 pendenza; inclinazione; deviazione dalla verticale3 (archit.) angolo smussato● cant board, asse smussata □ (mecc.) cant file, lima triangolare piatta □ cant hook (o cant dog), asta con uncino ( per spostare tronchi d'albero); raffio.(to) cant (1) /kænt/v. i. (antiq.)1 fare discorsi da bigotto; parlare in modo ipocrita3 parlare in gergo.(to) cant (2) /kænt/A v. t.1 inclinare; rovesciare2 (archit.) smussareB v. i.1 inclinarsi; rovesciarsi2 essere inclinato; avere un'inclinazione* * *I [kænt]1) (false words, ideas) ipocrisie f.pl.2) (prisoners' etc.) gergo m.II [kænt]nome (sloping surface) pendenza f.
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Cant hook — A wooden lever with a movable iron hook. hear the end; used for canting or turning over heavy logs, etc. [U. S.] Bartlett. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cant hook — cant′ hook [[t]kænt[/t]] n. mac a pole with a movable iron hook, used for manipulating logs • Etymology: 1840–50 … From formal English to slang
cant hook — n. [see CANT2] a heavy wooden lever with a blunt tip and a hinged hook near the end: used by lumbermen in handling logs: cf. PEAVEY … English World dictionary
Cant Hook — A cant hook is a traditional logging tool consisting of a wooden lever handle with a movable metal hook at one end, used for handling and moving logs. While similar to a peavey, the cant hook has a blunt tip, often with teeth. A logging tool… … Wikipedia
cant hook — noun a peavey having a hook instead of a spike; used for handling logs • Hypernyms: ↑peavey, ↑peavy, ↑cant dog, ↑dog hook * * * noun Etymology: cant (II) : a wooden lever resembling a peavey but having a … Useful english dictionary
cant hook — /kant/ a wooden lever with a movable iron hook and a blunt, often toothed tip near the lower end, used chiefly for grasping and canting, or turning over logs. Also called cant dog. [1840 50] * * * … Universalium
cant hook — /ˈkænt hʊk/ (say kant hook) noun a hook with a grip at one end, used for grasping and canting or turning over logs, etc …
cant hook — noun A traditional logging tool consisting of a wooden lever handle with a movable metal hook at one end, used for handling and moving logs … Wiktionary
cant hook — noun a hinged metal hook at the end of a long handle, used for gripping and rolling logs … English new terms dictionary
cant hook — noun Etymology: 3cant Date: circa 1848 a lumberman s lever that has a pivoting hooked arm and a blunt often toothed metal cap at one end compare peavey … New Collegiate Dictionary
cant-hook — … Useful english dictionary