Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun
- the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- a corner; piece; portion: a cantle of land.
noun
- the back part of a saddle that slopes upwards
- a slice; a broken-off piece
early 14c., “a part, a portion,” also “a section cut out of anything” (mid-15c.), from Old North French cantel “corner, piece” (Old French chantel, Modern French chanteau), from Medieval Latin cantellus, diminutive of cantus “corner” (see cant (n.2)).
The Western Saddle: Cantle – Liberal Dictionary
The Western Saddle: Cantle – Liberal Dictionary
Bates All Purpose Square Cantle Saddle with Cair – Townfields Saddlers