A Cant

1. (obsolete) Side, edge, corner, niche.
2. Slope, the angle at which something is set.
3. A corner (of a building).

Synonym: corner

4. An outer or external angle.
5. An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope or bevel; a tilt.

Synonyms: bevel, slope, tilt

6. A movement or throw that overturns something.
7. A sudden thrust, push, kick, or other impulse, producing a bias or change of direction; also, the bias or turn so given.
8. (coopering) A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask.
9. A segment of the rim of a wooden cogwheel.
10. (nautical) A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads.