Read full poem →That when in power would never shelter thee.
Thou'st heard the knave supply his canting powers
With wrong's illusions when he wanted friends;
Dictionary Entry
To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.
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Common Phrases
. cantinghypocrite cantingcrew cantingangle cantinghypocrites cantingarms cantingcanting spin
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Poetry examples for “canting”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.