Definition of "cantle" [can•tle]

• The raised rear part of a saddle. (noun)
• A corner, segment, or portion; a piece: a cantle of land. (noun)

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• "We ' re left to guess, for instance, what it means that a man has his camelhair jacket shoggling over the cantle of the saddle."
• "“Lean back and grasp the cantle,” Mr. Conner instructed."
• "  The cantle, in back, was fairly low, about like an American ‘western’ saddle, to make for easy mounting."