Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - scantling
Scantling
scantling
n. 1 a a timber beam of small cross-section. b a size to which a stone or timber is to be cut. 2 a set of standard dimensions for parts of a structure, esp. in shipbuilding. 3 (usu. foll. by of) archaic a a specimen or sample. b one's necessary supply; a modicum or small amount. Etymology: alt. after -LING(1) f. obs. scantlon f. OF escantillon sample
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noun Etymology: alteration of Middle English scantilon, mason's or carpenter's measure, from Anglo-French escauntiloun, eschantillon Date: 1555 1. the dimensions of timber and stone used in building, the dimensions of a structural element used in shipbuilding, a small quantity, amount, or proportion ; modicum, a small piece of lumber (as an upright piece in house framing) ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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