canting

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.

To set (something) at an angle.

“to cant a cask; to cant a ship”

To give a sudden turn or new direction to.

“to cant round a stick of timber; to cant a football”

To bevel an edge or corner.

To overturn so that the contents are emptied.

To divide or parcel out.

A pen-like tool used to apply liquid wax in the batik process.