cantle
cantle — noun
1. a piece or portion that has been separated from a larger whole, especially by cu
a piece or portion that has been separated from a larger whole, especially by cutting or breaking.
The farmer cut a cantle of cheese from the wheel for the visiting inspector.
countable: a cantle of + [food noun]
Only a small cantle of the original medieval manuscript remains readable today.
usually singular; figurative use
Each villager received a cantle of the donated grain after the flood.
The potter chipped a cantle of clay from the block to shape the handle.
- whole
the entire object from which a cantle is taken
文法句型
a cantle of + [uncountable noun]
a cantle of + [plural noun]
用法筆記
This sense is archaic or literary in modern English. You are more likely to encounter 'portion', 'segment', or 'piece' in everyday speech and writing.
常見錯誤
2. the curved back part of a horse-riding saddle that rises upward to support the r
the curved back part of a horse-riding saddle that rises upward to support the rider's lower back and prevent slipping backward.
The rider gripped the saddle's cantle as the horse crossed the rocky trail.
the cantle of the saddle — typical definite-article pattern
A well-polished cantle gives a traditional Western saddle a distinguished appearance.
The old leather cantle had cracked after years of exposure to sun and rain.
The stable hand dusted the cantle before the morning ride began.
- pommel
this is the front raised part of a saddle, not the back — often confused with cantle
- saddle back
an informal descriptive phrase, not a standard term
- pommel
the front raised part of the saddle, opposite the cantle at the back
文法句型
the cantle of the saddle
the saddle's cantle
用法筆記
In equestrian contexts, 'cantle' specifically refers to the back part of a saddle. The front raised part is called the 'pommel'. This term is technical and rarely used outside horse-riding discussions.