"Cantoning" is a word in ENGLISH

A chief magistrate of a free imperial city or canton of Switzerland.

A civil officer in some Swiss cantons.

Pertaining to the city or canton of Bern, in Switzerland, or to its inhabitants.

To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or separate, as a distinct portion or division.

A song or canto

A small portion; a division; a compartment.

A division of a shield occupying one third part of the chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a …

A small community or clan.

To allot separate quarters to, as to different parts or divisions of an army or body of troops.

A small territorial district; esp. one of the twenty-two independent states which form the Swiss federal republic; in France, a …

Of or pertaining to a canton or cantons; of the nature of a canton.

A soft, white or colored silk fabric, of a gauzy texture and wavy appearance, used for ladies' scarfs, shawls, bonnet …

of Canton

Having the angles marked by, or decorated with, projecting moldings or small columns; as, a cantoned pier or pilaster.

Having a charge in each of the four corners; -- said of a cross on a shield, and also of …

See Cotton flannel.

To divide into cantons or small districts.

A town or village, or part of a town or village, assigned to a body of troops for quarters; temporary …

A present or bonus; -- originally applied to that paid on ships which entered the port of Canton.

This word does not necessarily import an engagement or render-lng services for another. A person may as well be “employed” …