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Added 10 October 2026

scantling

/ˈskæntlɪŋ/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about scantling at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An upright in house framing.

Origin

Alteration of scantillon + -ling, from Old French escantillon (“sample pattern”) (Modern French échantillon). Later senses also influenced by similarity with scant.

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