"Cant" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH

In the civll law. A method of dlviding property held ln common by two or more joint owners. See Hayes v. Cuuy, 9 Mart. O. S. (La.) 87

A segment of he rim of a wooden cogwheel.

A colloquial contraction for can not.

An affected, singsong mode of speaking.

A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the
bulkheads.

To give a sudden turn or new direction to; as, to cant
round a stick of timber; to cant a football.

To make whining pretensions to goodness; to talk with an
affectation of religion, philanthropy, etc.; to practice hypocrisy; as,
a canting fanatic.

The use of religious phraseology without understanding or
sincerity; empty, solemn speech, implying what is not felt; hypocrisy.

Of the nature of cant; affected; vulgar.

A corner; angle; niche.

Vulgar jargon; slang; the secret language spoker by gipsies,
thieves, tramps, or beggars.

An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope or
bevel; a titl.

To cut off an angle from, as from a square piece of
timber, or from the head of a bolt.

To speak in a whining voice, or an affected, singsong
tone.

The idioms and peculiarities of speech in any sect, class, or
occupation.

To use pretentious language, barbarous jargon, or
technical terms; to talk with an affectation of learning.

A sudden thrust, push, kick, or other impulse, producing a
bias or change of direction; also, the bias or turn so give; as, to
give a ball a cant.

An outer or external angle.

A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask.

to sell by auction, or bid a price at a sale by auction.

To incline; to set at an angle; to tilt over; to tip upon
the edge; as, to cant a cask; to cant a ship.

A call for bidders at a public sale; an auction.