·noun The use of cant; hypocrisy.
II. Canting ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Cant.
III. Canting ·adj Speaking in a whining tone of voice; using technical or religious terms affectedly; affectedly pious; as, a canting rogue; a canting tone.
Preaching with a whining, affected tone, perhaps a corruption of chaunting; some derive it from Andr...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Thieves, beggars, and gypsies, or any others using the canting lingo. See lingo. ...
Is when by a sudden gust or stress of weather a ship is thrown so far over that the ballast settles ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
See console-bracket. ...